Patents by Inventor Roy Lynn O'Mohunddro

Roy Lynn O'Mohunddro 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for bonding deformable materials having low deformation temperatures
    Patent number: 6497786
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for bonding a plurality of substrates via a solventless, curable adhesive. At least one of the substrates has a deformation temperature below the activation temperature of the adhesive. A workpiece is assembled from a plurality of substrates with the curable adhesive disposed therebetween. Pressure is applied to the workpiece and the workpiece is irradiated with variable frequency microwave energy. The workpiece is swept with at least one window of microwave frequencies selected to heat the adhesive without heating the substrates above their respective deformation temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. Kilgore, Thomas McKnight, Roy Lynn O'Mohunddro, John A. Battista, Jr., Richard J. Petrucci, Zakaryae Fathi, Jianghua Wei