Patents by Inventor Thomas Baranek

Thomas Baranek 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: 6892478
    Abstract: Articles and products for preventing or minimizing temperature increase of a person or object (see the figure). The articles include a base material, and at least one temperature-stabilizing material integral with and dispersed throughout the base material. The temperature-stabilizing materials can be phase change materials and have phase change temperatures. Products can contain a plurality of articles and each article can have a phase change temperature the same as or different than those of other articles in the product. Products include footwear, protective apparel and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Inventors: John J. Erickson, Peter A. Daley, Robert W. Gardner, Michael B. Browning, Thomas Baranek, Douglas K. Robinson, Douglas J. McCrosson, Chang Woo Nam