Patents by Inventor Thayer A. Brown

Thayer A. Brown 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).

  • RECYCLABLE ABRASION RESISTANT DUNNAGE TRAY
    Publication number: 20220363426
    Abstract: A chaff resistant and economically recyclable dunnage tray is disclosed. In one aspect, the dunnage tray includes a base portion formed from a first material and a top portion formed from a second material. The top portion is secured to the base portion, and defines at least one cavity or recess for supporting a machine component. The first and second materials are high density polyethylene (HDPE) materials with the second material including polyethylene elastomers, or plastomers. In one example, the dunnage tray is formed by thermoforming a co-extruded sheet including a first layer corresponding to the bottom structural portion and a second layer corresponding to the elastomer or plastomer portion. In one example, the dunnage tray is formed by thermoforming an extruded sheet to form the base portion and by attaching separately formed top portions with polyethylene elastomers, or plastomers to the thermoformed base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thayer A. Brown, Christopher M. Surbrook
  • Disposable bakeware with improved drip resistance at elevated temperatures
    Patent number: 6942120
    Abstract: A thermoplastic bakeware article (i.e., an article formed to hold, contain or support food, while being heated in a microwave, conventional oven, convection oven, or the like) that is food-grade and resistant to dripping, stringing, and melting at high temperatures. The article has a composition comprising a partially crystalline polyester resin and a phenoxy resin. The composition is formulated so as to allow cross-linking between the polyester resin and the phenoxy resin at temperatures above about 400° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Trent, Thayer A. Brown, Jr., Kent B. McReynolds, Jeffrey T. Brown
  • Disposable bakeware with improved drip resistance at elevated temperatures
    Publication number: 20030229180
    Abstract: A thermoplastic bakeware article (i.e., an article formed to hold, contain or support food, while being heated in a microwave, conventional oven, convection oven, or the like) that is food-grade and resistant to dripping, stringing, and melting at high temperatures. The article has a composition comprising a partially crystalline polyester resin and a phenoxy resin. The composition is formulated so as to allow cross-linking between the polyester resin and the phenoxy resin at temperatures above about 400° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Trent, Thayer A. Brown, Kent B. McReynolds, Jeffrey T. Brown
  • Malleable high density polymer material
    Patent number: 6576697
    Abstract: A malleable high density polymer material having a high density metal component and a polymer phase consisting of a rigid or hard component, and an elastomeric modifier for the hard component, and where the elastomeric component is chosen from one of several narrow molecular weight distribution ethylene/alpha-olefin elastomers. One advantage of the present invention is to achieve a surprisingly malleable, high density material that has unusual melt properties which may be used as a lead substitute in the making of for example, projectiles, shot, or angling weights. Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a lead substitute that is non-toxic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Thayer A. Brown, Jr.