Patents by Inventor Ryan Thomas Neill
Ryan Thomas Neill 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).
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Patent number: 10065404Abstract: A process for in-line laminating a heavy-gauge transparent polymer sheet with a pre-pre-formed polymer film to produce a laminated polymer sheet. The pre-formed polymer film can impart one or more aesthetic or functional elements to the heavy-gauge polymer sheet. The resulting laminate can have equivalent, or enhanced, properties as compared to conventionally-prepared laminates and can be formed into a variety of articles with multiple end uses.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Patsy Jeanine Barton, Jill Ellen Cline, James Hubert David, David Gayle Salyer
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Patent number: 9492991Abstract: In one aspect the present invention relates to a method of making an encapsulated electrically energized device, the method comprising: providing a first layer and a second layer each independently comprising a copolyester, a polycarbonate, a polyacrylate, polycarbonate/polyester miscible blends, or mixtures thereof, providing the electrically energized between the first and second layer, thermocompressively fusing the first layer and the second layer to encapsulate the electrically energized device by applying pressure at a temperature, sufficient to form the article, to a perimeter of the surface of the first and second layers, wherein the perimeter does not overlap the electrically energized device, wherein the temperature at the interface of the first and second layers is equal to or greater than Tg of the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the polyester layers have a flow during encapsulation less than the flow that induces fractures in the electrically energized device.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Gary Wayne Hartley, Michael Eugene Donelson, Theodore Robert Trautman, John Walker Gilmer, James Collins Maine, Bryan Steven Bishop, Robert Erik Young
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Patent number: 9273206Abstract: Disclosed are ternary polyester blends that contain at least one polyester comprising terephthalic or isophthalic acid, ethylene glycol, and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues, and at least one polyester comprising terephthalic or isophthalic acid, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues. The ternary polyester blends have improved clarity, toughness, and fabrication characteristics and are useful for the preparation of flat or shaped articles. Of special interest are ternary blends where one of the three components compatibilizes the blend of two otherwise immiscible polyesters.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Douglas Stephens McWilliams
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Patent number: 9150006Abstract: Thermoplastic articles made from polyesters modified by neopentyl glycol laminate more quickly than cyclohexanedimethanol-modified versions yet retain the properties that make modified polyesters the material of choice in this market—water-like color and clarity, high impact strength, low lamination temperature and low flammability. For situations where a faster cycle time is not needed, articles laminated with neopentyl glycol-modified polyesters can alternatively be manufactured at lower temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Michael Eugene Donelson, Bryan Steven Bishop
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Patent number: 9074092Abstract: Polyester blends containing recycled, post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate are described. The blends have the advantage of being miscible (visually clear) and remaining clear after post-extrusion heat histories.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Michael Eugene Donelson, Bryan Steven Bishop, James Collins Maine, Wesley Raymond Hale
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Publication number: 20140010982Abstract: Disclosed are ternary polyester blends that contain at least one polyester comprising terephthalic or isophthalic acid, ethylene glycol, and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues, and at least one polyester comprising terephthalic or isophthalic acid, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues. The ternary polyester blends have improved clarity, toughness, and fabrication characteristics and are useful for the preparation of flat or shaped articles. Of special interest are ternary blends where one of the three components compatibilizes the blend of two otherwise immiscible polyesters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Douglas Stephens McWilliams
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Publication number: 20130143052Abstract: In one aspect the present invention relates to a method of making an encapsulated electrically energized device, the method comprising: providing a first layer and a second layer each independently comprising a copolyester, a polycarbonate, a polyacrylate, polycarbonate/polyester miscible blends, or mixtures thereof, providing the electrically energized between the first and second layer, thermocompressively fusing the first layer and the second layer to encapsulate the electrically energized device by applying pressure at a temperature, sufficient to form the article, to a perimeter of the surface of the first and second layers, wherein the perimeter does not overlap the electrically energized device, wherein the temperature at the interface of the first and second layers is equal to or greater than Tg of the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the polyester layers have a flow during encapsulation less than the flow that induces fractures in the electrically energized device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Gary Wayne Hartley, Michael Eugene Donelson, Theodore Robert Trautman, John Walker Gilmer, James Collins Maine, Bryan Steven Bishop, Robert Erik Young
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Publication number: 20130025774Abstract: A process for in-line laminating a heavy-gauge transparent polymer sheet with a pre-pre-formed polymer film to produce a laminated polymer sheet. The pre-formed polymer film can impart one or more aesthetic or functional elements to the heavy-gauge polymer sheet. The resulting laminate can have equivalent, or enhanced, properties as compared to conventionally-prepared laminates and can be formed into a variety of articles with multiple end uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Patsy Jeanine Barton, Jill Ellen Cline, James Hubert David, David Gayle Salyer
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Publication number: 20120328849Abstract: Thermoplastic articles made from polyesters modified by neopentyl glycol laminate more quickly than cyclohexanedimethanol-modified versions yet retain the properties that make modified polyesters the material of choice in this market—water-like color and clarity, high impact strength, low lamination temperature and low flammability. For situations where a faster cycle time is not needed, articles laminated with neopentyl glycol-modified polyesters can alternatively be manufactured at lower temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Michael Eugene Donelson, Bryan Steven Bishop
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Patent number: 8287991Abstract: Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Also disclosed are methods of laminating a first layer and a second layer with an inclusion between the layers to form a laminated article with an embedded inclusion, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Michael Eugene Donelson, Ryan Thomas Neill, James Collins Maine, Bryan Steven Bishop, Robert Erik Young
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Publication number: 20120157636Abstract: Polyester blends containing recycled, post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate are described. The blends have the advantage of being miscible (visually clear) and remaining clear after post-extrusion heat histories.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Michael Eugene Donelson, Bryan Steven Bishop, James Collins Maine, Wesley Raymond Hale
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Publication number: 20090105380Abstract: A UV-protected, laminated article obtained by a thermocompressive lamination process. The laminated article is characterized by reduced haze due to the use of a benzotriazine UV absorber. A process for making such a laminated article and a method for preventing or inhibiting haze from developing in a UV-protected laminated article during application of heat and pressure are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Gary Wayne Hartley, Michael Eugene Donelson, James Collins Maine, Douglas Stephens McWilliams, Adia Marie Delaney-Jackson, Deanna Lynn Pickel
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Publication number: 20090017320Abstract: Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Also disclosed are methods of laminating a first layer and a second layer with an inclusion between the layers to form a laminated article with an embedded inclusion, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventors: Michael Eugene Donelson, Ryan Thomas Neill, James Collins Maine, Bryan Steven Bishop, Robert Erik Young
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Publication number: 20080085390Abstract: In one aspect the present invention relates to a method of making an encapsulated electrically energized device, the method comprising: providing a first layer and a second layer each independently comprising a copolyester, providing the electrically energized between the first and second layer, thermocompressively fusing the first layer and the second layer to encapsulate the electrically energized device by applying pressure at a temperature sufficient to form the article, wherein the temperature at an interface between the first and second layers is equal to or greater than Tg of the first layer and the second layer, and wherein the polyester layers have a flow during encapsulation less than the flow that induces fractures in the electrically energized device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventors: Ryan Thomas Neill, Gary Wayne Hartley, Michael Eugene Donelson, Theodore Robert Trautman, John Walker Gilmer, James Collins Maine, Bryan Steven Bishop, Robert Erik Young