Patents by Inventor Robert J. Duffin, Jr.

Robert J. Duffin, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6190581
    Abstract: A dehydrated mixture of hydrated sodium antimonate and ionomer polymer flame retard a polymer or resin composition such as film, fiber, electrical connection and molded part. From 10 to 90 parts sodium antimonate containing 3% moisture mixed with 10 to 90 parts ionomer polymer or polyethylene or ethylene vinyl acetate are added to a single screw vented extruder to produce pellet concentrate with a 0.1% moisture content for flame proofing PET. A composition may be prepared in a single or twin screw extruder or in a high shear blender in the presence of glass fiber by adding a dehydrated mixture of an alkyl tertabromophtalate and sodium antimonate and brominated polystyrene to polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate. A preferred temperature range for dehydration of hydrated sodium antimonate in the presence of a polymer is between 150° C. and 250° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Laurel Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Duffin, Jr., Irving Touval