Patents by Inventor Stephen O'Rourke

Stephen O'Rourke 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).

  • Adhesion promoters for cord-reinforced thermoplastic polymeric materials and substrate/thermoplastic polymeric material composites
    Publication number: 20040127615
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polymeric material composition comprising a thermoplastic polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic polymer and a thermoplastic polymer alloy, an adhesive resin, and a long chain ester, particularly dimerate and trimerate esters, is capable of unexpected adhesion to substrates such as natural fabric substrates, synthetic polymeric fabric substrates, metal substrates, and thermoplastic polymeric material substrates, particularly natural cords, synthetic polymeric cords, metal cords, and glass cords for use in cord-reinforced articles such as hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: THE C.P. HALL COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Wentworth, Zhi Chen, Stephen Semlow, Stephen O'Rourke, Kimberly L. Stefanisin, John English
  • Liquid form ester/resin adhesion promoter
    Publication number: 20040127616
    Abstract: A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of a liquid composition containing long chain esters, including mono, di- and tri-esters, and one or more reactive diluents. In the preferred embodiment, the reactive diluent is selected from (1) glycidyl ethers, (2) diglycidyl ethers; (3) aliphatic, straight chain epoxides; (4) epoxidized vegetable oils, particularly epoxidized soybean oil; (5) cycloaliphatic epoxies; (6) glycidyl esters, and (7) diglycidyl esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: THE C.P. HALL COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Wentworth, Zhi Chen, Stephen Semlow, Stephen O'Rourke, Kimberly L. Stefanisin, John English
  • Adhesion promoters for sealants
    Publication number: 20040122145
    Abstract: A sealant composition comprising a sealant, an adhesive resin, and a long chain ester, particularly dimerate and trimerate esters, is capable of unexpected adhesion to substrates such as ceramic substrates (e.g., concrete), glass substrates, metal substrates such as metal flat stock materials, polymeric substrates including substrates comprising natural and/or synthetic rubbers and substrates comprising thermoplastic polymeric materials, particularly for use in sealing around bathroom fixtures, in storage areas, vents, plumbing lines, flooring, wheel wells, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: THE C.P. HALL COMPANY
    Inventors: Jerome M. Klosowski, Gary Wentworth, Zhi Chen, Stephen Semlow, Stephen O'Rourke, Kimberly L. Stefanisin, John English
  • Liquid adhesion promoter for cord-reinforced rubber and metal or polymer substrate/rubber composites
    Publication number: 20040002563
    Abstract: A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of a liquid composition containing long chain esters, including mono, di- and trimesters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Gary Wentworth, Stephen O'Rourke, Kimberly L. Stefanisin, John English, Zhin Chen, Stephen J. Semlow
  • Adhesion promoter for cord-reinforced rubber and metal or polymer substrate/rubber composites
    Publication number: 20040002564
    Abstract: A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of long chain esters, including mono, di- and tri-esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Gary Wentworth, Stephen O'Rourke, Kimberly L. Stefanisin, John English
  • Adhesion promoter for cord-reinforced rubber and metal or polymer substrate/rubber composites
    Publication number: 20030220426
    Abstract: A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of long chain esters, including mono, di- and tri-esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Gary Wentworth, Stephen O'Rourke, Kimberly Stefanisin, John English
  • Adhesion promoter for cord-reinforced rubber and metal or polymer substrate/rubber composites
    Publication number: 20030220427
    Abstract: A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of long chain esters, including mono, di- and tri-esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Gary Wentworth, Stephen O'Rourke, Kimberly Stefanisin, John English