Patents by Inventor RONALD C. RAU

RONALD C. RAU 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).

  • Method for improving the surface appearance and processing of plastics recovered from durable goods
    Patent number: 9028943
    Abstract: A method is described for improving the processability and surface appearance of products containing plastic recovered from waste plastic material mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: MBA Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Rau, Brian L. Riise, Gary Christopher Stevens, Henryk Herman
  • METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE SURFACE APPEARANCE AND PROCESSING OF PLASTICS RECOVERED FROM DURABLE GOODS
    Publication number: 20140163152
    Abstract: A method is described for improving the processability and surface appearance of products containing plastic recovered from waste plastic material mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MBA Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Rau, Brian L. Riise
  • Inclined chute sorter
    Patent number: 8640879
    Abstract: A method of separating a mixture of solid materials includes supplying a stream of a mixture of solid materials to a stationary inclined surface and collecting a plurality of particles at one or more collection ports spaced from and located along the axis of the inclined surface. The mixture of solid materials includes a plurality of particles. The plurality of particles includes rubber particles and plastic particles. The particles of the mixture contact the stationary inclined surface and travel downward along the surface due to gravitational force. The collected particles include a higher percentage of the rubber particles than mixture due to a greater degree of bouncing of the rubber particles due to their higher friction compared with plastic particles. A material sorting apparatus includes a stationary inclined surface, a feeder, and a plurality of collection ports spaced from and located along the axis of the inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: MBA Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Riise, Ronald C. Rau, Hyung Baek, Pedro Alejandro Perez-Rodriguez, Scott A. Farling
  • INCLINED CHUTE SORTER
    Publication number: 20120248014
    Abstract: A method of separating a mixture of solid materials includes supplying a stream of a mixture of solid materials to a stationary inclined surface and collecting a plurality of particles at one or more collection ports spaced from and located along the axis of the inclined surface. The mixture of solid materials includes a plurality of particles. The plurality of particles includes rubber particles and plastic particles. The particles of the mixture contact the stationary inclined surface and travel downward along the surface due to gravitational force. The collected particles include a higher percentage of the rubber particles than mixture due to a greater degree of bouncing of the rubber particles due to their higher friction compared with plastic particles. A material sorting apparatus includes a stationary inclined surface, a feeder, and a plurality of collection ports spaced from and located along the axis of the inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: MBA POLYMERS, INC.
    Inventors: BRIAN L. RIISE, RONALD C. RAU, HYUNG BAEK, PEDRO ALEJANDRO PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ, SCOTT A. FARLING