Patents by Inventor Sheila Tinetti

Sheila Tinetti 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).

  • Halogen free ignition resistant thermoplastic resin compositions
    Publication number: 20050239975
    Abstract: The present invention is a halogen-free ignition resistant polymer composition comprising: A) a thermoplastic polymer, and B) a phosphorus element-containing epoxy resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Gan, Bruce King, Nicole Groot, Norbert Maeecker, Sheila Tinetti, William Stobby
  • Branched polystyrene production by free radical bulk polymerization
    Patent number: 5473031
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for preparing a branched polymer from a vinyl aromatic monomer comprising, copolymerizing the vinyl aromatic monomer with a monomer pair, wherein the monomer pair consists of two different monomers containing functionalities which are substantially nonreactive with each other under the conditions of copolymerization, and heating the copolymer produced to a temperature such that the functionalities react with each other to form branches within the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Sheila Tinetti, Duane B. Priddy