Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Carter, Jr.

Thomas P. Carter, Jr. 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).

  • Sized carbon fibers suitable for use in composites of improved impact resistance
    Patent number: 4446255
    Abstract: Improved carbon fibers are provided which may be employed in composites to improve the impact resistance thereof. The carbon fibers disclosed are coated with a sizing composition comprised of a blend of an epoxy resin formed by the reaction of epichlorohydrin and p-amino phenol and an acrylonitrile butadiene-styrene (ABS) graft copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Lincoln Ying, Thomas P. Carter, Jr.
  • Thermotropic liquid crystal polymer pulp and method of preparation thereof wherein said polymer comprises recurring units which contain a 2,6-dioxyanthraquinone moiety
    Patent number: 4395307
    Abstract: A novel pulp is provided comprised of fibrils of a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer which comprises recurring units which contain a 2,6-dioxyanthraquinone moiety. Materials comprised of thermotropic liquid crystal polymers which contain such a moiety are readily broken up to form a pulp comprised of fibrils which can be incorporated into a variety of articles such as papers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Kastelic, Larry F. Charbonneau, Thomas P. Carter, Jr.
  • Pressure sensitive adhesive composition
    Patent number: 4121028
    Abstract: The stability, particularly in the presence of unprotected ferrous metal surfaces, of pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions, made from a carboxylic acid containing acrylic polymer and chelate esters of orthotitanic acid, is improved by the addition of a small amount of a tertiary amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1978
    Assignee: Celanese Polymer Specialties Company
    Inventors: Richard G. Marchessault, Thomas P. Carter, Jr., Martin M. Williams