Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Pecorini

Thomas J. Pecorini 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).

  • Process for preparing high strength fiber reinforced composites
    Patent number: 6048922
    Abstract: A process for preparing a high strength fiber reinforced polymer composite comprising:A) compounding a polymer with a fiber reinforcing agent thereby forming a compounded polymer composite;B) solid state polymerizing the compounded polymer composite to produce the high strength fiber reinforced polymer composite; andC) combining an additive into the high strength fiber reinforced polymer composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Andrew E. Brink, Jeffrey T. Owens, Alan J. Oshinski, Thomas J. Pecorini
  • Polyester molding compositions
    Patent number: 5633340
    Abstract: This invention relates to a molded object prepared from a copolyester having an inherent viscosity of 0.4 to 1.1 dL/g,wherein the acid component comprises repeat units from 90 to 40 mole % terephthalic acid and from 10 to 60 mole % of one or more additional dibasic acids selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid, cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, diphenyldicarboxylic acid, and stilbenedicarboxylic acid;wherein the glycol component comprises repeat units from 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hoffman, Thomas J. Pecorini, James P. Dickerson, Joseph A. DeLoach