Patents by Inventor Stephen Canary

Stephen Canary 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).

  • LAMINATED PANEL
    Publication number: 20110017399
    Abstract: A method for the production of a laminate is provided, comprising the steps of: 1) providing a stack of layers including a decorative layer, a core layer, and optionally an overlayer; 2) impregnating one or both of the decorative layer and overlayer with a resin formulation that includes nanoclay particles disposed within a thermoset resin, wherein the concentration of the nanoclay particles within the thermoset resin is great enough to form a physical barrier within the resin and low enough to avoid a hazy appearance; and 3) subjecting the stack of layers to sufficient heat and pressure to cause the layers to bond to one another. According to an aspect of the present invention, a laminate is provided producible by the above-described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: PANOLAM INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Karakus, Stephen Canary
  • Laminated panel
    Patent number: 7807263
    Abstract: A method for the production of a laminate is provided, comprising the steps of: 1) providing a stack of layers including a decorative layer, a core layer, and optionally an overlayer; 2) impregnating one or both of the decorative layer and overlayer with a resin formulation that includes nanoclay particles disposed within a thermoset resin, wherein the concentration of the nanoclay particles within the thermoset resin is great enough to form a physical barrier within the resin and low enough to avoid a hazy appearance; and 3) subjecting the stack of layers to sufficient heat and pressure to cause the layers to bond to one another. According to an aspect of the present invention, a laminate is provided producible by the above-described method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Panolam Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Karakus, Stephen Canary
  • LAMINATED PANEL
    Publication number: 20080107891
    Abstract: A method for the production of a laminate is provided, comprising the steps of: 1) providing a stack of layers including a decorative layer, a core layer, and optionally an overlayer; 2) impregnating one or both of the decorative layer and overlayer with a resin formulation that includes nanoclay particles disposed within a thermoset resin, wherein the concentration of the nanoclay particles within the thermoset resin is great enough to form a physical barrier within the resin and low enough to avoid a hazy appearance; and 3) subjecting the stack of layers to sufficient heat and pressure to cause the layers to bond to one another. According to an aspect of the present invention, a laminate is provided producible by the above-described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Panolam Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Karakus, Stephen Canary