Patents by Inventor Robert L. Lapoint

Robert L. Lapoint 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).

  • Container panel and structures using container panels
    Patent number: 10865942
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, a process of fabricating a unitized container panel is disclosed. The unitized container panel is fabricated by forming a multilayer insulated panel, which has opposing external layers and an intermediate layer therebetween. The intermediate layer is a combination of an insulation material (e.g., vacuum insulated panel, aerogel, etc.), and a buffer material (e.g., a foam board, polystyrene, fiberglass, minerals, plastic, natural fibers, wood, plastic, etc.) that bounds the insulation material. Pressure is applied about the multilayer insulated panel for a predetermined process time, causing the external layers to encase the intermediate layer. After elapse of the predetermined process time, the pressure is released about the multilayer insulated panel, thereby resulting in a unitized container panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NEXGEN COMPOSITES LLC
    Inventors: Robin Banerjee, Robert L. Lapoint, Michael S. Sheppard
  • CONTAINER PANEL AND STRUCTURES USING CONTAINER PANELS
    Publication number: 20190128478
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, a process of fabricating a unitized container panel is disclosed. The unitized container panel is fabricated by forming a multilayer insulated panel, which has opposing external layers and an intermediate layer therebetween. The intermediate layer is a combination of an insulation material (e.g., vacuum insulated panel, aerogel, etc.), and a buffer material (e.g., a foam board, polystyrene, fiberglass, minerals, plastic, natural fibers, wood, plastic, etc.) that bounds the insulation material. Pressure is applied about the multilayer insulated panel for a predetermined process time, causing the external layers to encase the intermediate layer. After elapse of the predetermined process time, the pressure is released about the multilayer insulated panel, thereby resulting in a unitized container panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Robin Banerjee, Robert L. Lapoint, Michael S. Sheppard