Patents by Inventor Teresa B. Hopper

Teresa B. Hopper 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).

  • Patent number: 6852409
    Abstract: A multilayer pressure sensitive correction tape useful for masking handwritten and/or printed characters comprising a release liner, a masking layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, wherein at least one of the layers is cured by radiation. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the masking layer and pressure sensitive adhesive layer comprise formulations of reactive monomers or oligomers which are radiation-cured after the formulations are applied to the correction tape assembly. In a more preferred embodiment of the invention the masking layer and pressure sensitive adhesive layer formulations contain no volatile solvents when these formulations are applied to the correction tape assembly. The radiation-cured layers are essentially insoluble in organic solvents and water, and the radiation-cured layers exhibit improved film toughness and improved resistance to ink “bleed through”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: BIC Corporation
    Inventors: Creg G. Bradley, Peter D. Gabriele, Teresa B. Hopper, Michael T. Nowak
  • Publication number: 20030152730
    Abstract: A multilayer pressure sensitive correction tape useful for masking handwritten and/or printed characters comprising a release liner, a masking layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, wherein at least one of the layers is cured by radiation. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the masking layer and pressure sensitive adhesive layer comprise formulations of reactive monomers or oligomers which are radiation-cured after the formulations are applied to the correction tape assembly. In a more preferred embodiment of the invention the masking layer and pressure sensitive adhesive layer formulations contain no volatile solvents when these formulations are applied to the correction tape assembly. The radiation-cured layers are essentially insoluble in organic solvents and water, and the radiation-cured layers exhibit improved film toughness and improved resistance to ink “bleed through”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Creg G. Bradley, Peter D. Gabriele, Teresa B. Hopper, Michael T. Nowak
  • Patent number: 6331352
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to correction tapes having dye migration blocking properties. More specifically, the present invention includes a correction tape having a dye migration barrier. The dye migration barrier comprises an organic material that serves as a physical barrier to prevent dye from migrating from the lower corrected layer to the visible surface. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of a correction tape having a dye migration barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Bic Corporation
    Inventors: Creg G. Bradley, Teresa B. Hopper, Peter D. Gabriele