Patents by Inventor Steven E. Shimota

Steven E. Shimota 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).

  • Packaged photocurable composition
    Patent number: 5785178
    Abstract: A packaged composition includes a vial having wall portions defining a chamber and a photocurable material in the chamber. The wall portions transmit less than about 1.0% of actinic radiation, and at least one of the wall portions transmits light having wavelengths in at least part of the visible spectrum. In certain embodiments of the invention, the wall portions are flexible and the photocurable material is dispensed from the chamber through an outlet when the wall portions are squeezed together. In other embodiments of the invention, an element is floating in the photocurable material in the chamber to facilitate determination of the amount of photocurable material remaining in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: James R. Kvitrud, Thomas W. Martin, Steven E. Shimota