Patents by Inventor Ronald G. Ankney

Ronald G. Ankney 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).

  • Primer for radiation curable coating compositions
    Patent number: 6696106
    Abstract: An aluminum-polymer composite is made by coating a surface portion of an aluminum alloy body with a primer composition comprising a vinylphosphonic acid-acrylic acid copolymer to form a primer layer, coating the primer layer with a radiation curable polymer precursor, and irradiating the polymer precursor with ultraviolet or electron beam radiation. The process of the invention is particularly suitable for making polymer coated aluminum alloy sheet that is shaped into container end panels for food and beverage containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Paul B. Schultz, Thomas L. Levendusky, Ronald G. Ankney
  • Process for making a metal-polymer composite having an irradiated and thermally adhered polymer coating
    Publication number: 20030198765
    Abstract: A process for making a metal-polymer composites sheet suitable for shaping into container end panels having improved adhesion and water resistance. A polymer precurser coating is applied to a metal sheet. The polymer precurser coating is selected from the group consisting of epoxy acrylates, silicones, and polyester acrylates. The polymer precurser coating on the metal sheet is irradiated with ultraviolet or an electron beam energy to polymerize the coating and heated to adhere the polymer to the microsurface of the metal sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas L. Levendusky, Ronald G. Ankney