Patents by Inventor Ronald H. Place

Ronald H. Place 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).

  • PC/ABS blends exhibiting reduced gloss
    Patent number: 5223573
    Abstract: Polymer blends are provided which exhibit reduced surface gloss while maintaining impact and flow properties. The blends comprise an aromatic polycarbonate resin, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer and an ionomeric resin. The blends are useful as molding resins for making molded plastic parts exhibiting reduced surface gloss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vijaya K. Kuruganti, Keith E. Cox, Kevin R. Kidder, Shripathy Vilasagar, Ronald H. Place, John R. Schroeder
  • Polyphenylene ether-high impact polystyrene blends having improved flammability performance
    Patent number: 5143955
    Abstract: Polymer blend compositions having improved flammability performance comprise a polyphenylene ether resin, a high impact polystyrene resin, a flame retardant and a high molecular weight polystyrene resin having a weight average molecular weight, Mw, greater than about 400,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Kendall, deceased, Ronald H. Place, Renate I. Warren