Patents by Inventor Sean W. Bowers

Sean W. Bowers 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).

  • Forming screens
    Patent number: 8460778
    Abstract: Composite forming screens comprise a layer of hard rubber with a Shore D hardness of 12-90, preferably 33-90 and most preferably 46-60 and in preferred embodiments, comprise a support layer of plastic or metal bonded to the hard rubber to form a composite. The forming screens may be planar or cylindrical and are provided with a plurality of apertures or through holes and a pattern of fine scale structures. Methods of making the forming screens are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Tredegar Film Products Corporation
    Inventors: Paul E. Thomas, Sean W. Bower
  • Forming screens
    Publication number: 20100151191
    Abstract: Composite forming screens comprise a layer of hard rubber with a Shore D hardness of 12-90, preferably 33-90 and most preferably 46-60 and in preferred embodiments, comprise a support layer of plastic or metal bonded to the hard rubber to form a composite. The forming screens may be planar or cylindrical and are provided with a plurality of apertures or through holes and a pattern of fine scale structures. Methods of making the forming screens are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Tredegar Film Products Corporation
    Inventors: Paul E. Thomas, Sean W. Bower
  • Forming screens
    Publication number: 20100151170
    Abstract: Composite forming screens comprise a layer of hard rubber with a Shore A hardness of 50-90 and in preferred embodiments, comprise a support layer of plastic or metal bonded to the hard rubber to form a composite. The forming screens may be planar or cylindrical and are provided with a plurality of apertures or through holes and a pattern of fine scale structures. A method of making the forming screens is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Tredegar Film Products Corporation
    Inventors: Paul E. Thomas, Sean W. Bower
  • Soft and resilient formed film
    Publication number: 20040247833
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a formed film made by first subjecting the film to vacuum to form macro-protuberances, or macro-apertures, and then contacting the film with fluid to form micro-protuberances in the film. The invention includes absorbent articles including the formed film, the improved formed films, and the method of making the formed films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Marcelo S. Copat, James D. Tribble, Todd R. Skochdopole, Sean W. Bower, Brian F. Gray, Keith J. Stone
  • Guitar headstock
    Patent number: D567846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Inventors: Anthony Dudzik, Sean W. Bowers