Patents by Inventor Robert Provins

Robert Provins 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).

  • Publication number: 20160002474
    Abstract: A composition includes polymer and dispersed infrared-reflective clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles. The titanium dioxide primary particles are cemented together with precipitated silica and/or alumina to form clusters. The titanium dioxide primary particles have an average particle diameter in the range of from about 0.15 to about 0.35 micron, while the clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles have an average cluster diameter in the range of from about 0.38 to about 5 microns and a geometric standard deviation (GSD) in the range of from about 1.55 to about 2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Cristal USA Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Chu WEN, Deborah E. BUSCH, Richard L. FRICKER, Robert PROVINS, Brian David KIESSLING, David Edwin BELL
  • Publication number: 20140366775
    Abstract: A composition includes polymer and dispersed infrared-reflective clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles. The titanium dioxide primary particles are cemented together with precipitated silica and/or alumina to form clusters. The titanium dioxide primary particles have an average particle diameter in the range of from about 0.15 to about 0.35 micron, while the clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles have an average cluster diameter in the range of from about 0.38 to about 5 microns and a geometric standard deviation (GSD) in the range of from about 1.55 to about 2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cristal USA Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Chu Wen, Deborah E. Busch, Richard L. Fricker, Robert Provins, Brian David Kiessling, David Edwin Bell
  • Patent number: 8828519
    Abstract: A composition includes polymer and dispersed infrared-reflective clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles. The titanium dioxide primary particles are cemented together with precipitated silica and/or alumina to form clusters. The titanium dioxide primary particles have an average particle diameter in the range of from about 0.15 to about 0.35 micron, while the clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles have an average cluster diameter in the range of from about 0.38 to about 5 microns and a geometric standard deviation (GSD) in the range of from about 1.55 to about 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cristal USA Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Chu Wen, Deborah E. Busch, Richard L. Fricker, Robert Provins, Brian David Kiessling, David Edwin Bell
  • Publication number: 20130089706
    Abstract: A composition includes polymer and dispersed infrared-reflective clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles. The titanium dioxide primary particles are cemented together with precipitated silica and/or alumina to form clusters. The titanium dioxide primary particles have an average particle diameter in the range of from about 0.15 to about 0.35 micron, while the clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles have an average cluster diameter in the range of from about 0.38 to about 5 microns and a geometric standard deviation (GSD) in the range of from about 1.55 to about 2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Fu-Chu Wen, Deborah E. Busch, Richard L. Fricker, Robert Provins, Brian David Kiessling, David Edwin Bell