Patents by Inventor Robert Walton Gore

Robert Walton Gore 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).

  • Very highly stretched polytetrafluoroethylene and process therefor
    Patent number: 3962153
    Abstract: This invention provides a tetrafluoroethylene polymer in a porous form which has an amorphous content exceeding about 5% and which has a micro-structure characterized by nodes interconnected by fibrils. The material has high porosity and high strength. It can be used to produce all kinds of shaped articles such as films, tubes, rods, and continuous filaments. Laminations can be employed and impregnation and bonding can readily be used to produce a large variety of articles. Compressed articles of very high strength can also be produced from these porous forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1973
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Walton Gore