Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Higgins

Thomas W. Higgins 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: 5258214
    Abstract: Thin filmed thermoplastic material wall coverings having a preprinted image thereon and provided with a static electrical charge for securing the coverings to a surface. The wall covering may comprise posters, maps, and the like, and the image is printed on the film by means such as silk-screening. The static electrical charge is sufficient to removably secure the film to a wall surface, a window, or the like, and allows for relocation of the covering without damage to the surface upon which it is secured. The coverings may be packaged individually, or be dispensed from a continuous roll. Preprinted maps adherable to a window surface such as a windshield of an automobile are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R. Cooledge, Thomas W. Higgins
  • Patent number: 4197150
    Abstract: Laminar thermoplastic films are provided which exhibit improved heat seal strengths as well as heat seal temperature ranges. The laminates comprise a predominantly propylene-based polymer substrate or core, the propylene core layer being coated with continuous skins, the skins being fabricated from ethylene based resin with a density of less than 0.939.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1980
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Breidt, Jr., Thomas W. Higgins, A. Michael Nahmias, Milton L. Weiner
  • Patent number: 4147827
    Abstract: Laminar thermoplastic films are provided which exhibit improved heat seal strengths as well as heat seal temperature ranges. The laminates comprise a predominantly propylene-based polymer substrate or core, the propylene core layer being coated with continuous skins, the skins being fabricated from ethylene based resin with a density of less than 0.939.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Breidt, Jr., Thomas W. Higgins, A. Michael Nahmias, Milton L. Weiner
  • Patent number: 4125662
    Abstract: A packaging film composition having an improved heat seal range. The film comprises a core, which is preferably propylene homopolymer or copolymer but which may be a blend of polypropylene with any other compatible polymer, such core being coated on one or both sides with butene-1 homopolymer or with a copolymer of butene-1 with ethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1978
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Milton L. Weiner, Peter Breidt, Jr., Thomas W. Higgins