Patents by Inventor Robert R. Turley

Robert R. Turley 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).

  • Homogeneously branched ethylene .alpha.-olefin interpolymer compositions for use in gasket applications
    Patent number: 5849823
    Abstract: This application relates to flexible gaskets formed from blends of linear or substantially linear homogeneously branched ethylene/.alpha.-olefin interpolymers and that possess improved processability as well as low temperature resistance and resistance to staining and attack by microbes. Such gaskets do not require formulation other than the addition of color, to produce a functional product. The gaskets of the present invention do not impact negatively on the environment and are also relatively inexpensive to produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Lawrence T. Kale, Robert R. Turley, Pradeep Jain, Lonnie G. Hazlitt
  • Impact modification of theremoplastics
    Patent number: 5688866
    Abstract: Compositions having good low temperature impact performance made from a thermoplastic (e.g., a polyolefin such as polypropylene) and either at least one linear ethylene/C.sub.5 -C.sub.20 .alpha.-olefin or at least one substantially linear ethylene/C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 .alpha.-olefin polymer are disclosed. The compositions are easily molded and have particular utility in making automotive facia, parts and other household articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: H. Craig Silvis, Daniel J. Murray, Thomas R. Fiske, Stephen R. Betso, Robert R. Turley
  • Impact modification of thermoplastics
    Patent number: 5681897
    Abstract: Compositions having good low temperature impact performance made from a thermoplastic (e.g., a polyolefin such as polypropylene) and either at least one linear ethylene/C.sub.5 -C.sub.20 .alpha.-olefin or at least one substantially linear ethylene/C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 .alpha.-olefin polymer are disclosed. The compositions are easily molded and have particular utility in making automotive facia, parts and other household articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: H. Craig Silvis, Daniel J. Murray, Thomas R. Fiske, Stephen R. Betso, Robert R. Turley