Patents by Inventor Tim Pauli

Tim Pauli 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: 6828011
    Abstract: Methods for forming a composite extrusion for use as a vehicle weather strip and the products formed thereby are disclosed in which a main body member is formed from an elastomeric thermoset rubber and an abrasion resistant decorative layer comprised of a crosslinkable thermoplastic is extruded thereon. The crosslinkable thermoplastic may be an ethylene-octene copolymer or a copolymerized ethylene-styrene interpolymer. The thermoplastic contains grafted silane functional groups to allow the thermoplastic to be crosslinked in the presence of moisture. The abrasion resistant decorative layer may be extruded onto the thermoset either prior to or after the thermoset is cured and either prior to or after the abrasion resistant decorative layer is crosslinked. The material of the abrasion resistant decorative layer may be extruded into sheet form and laminated onto the main body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Cooper Technology Services, LLC
    Inventors: Zuoxing Yu, Hans-Joachim Graf, Tim Pauli
  • Publication number: 20040157053
    Abstract: Methods for forming a composite extrusion for use as a vehicle weather strip and the products formed thereby are disclosed in which a main body member is formed from an elastomeric thermoset rubber and an abrasion resistant decorative layer comprised of a crosslinkable thermoplastic polyolefin is extruded thereon. The crosslinkable thermoplastic polyolefin includes a crosslinkable olefin homopolymer and a second polymeric component selected from the group consisting of a crosslinkable ethylene-&agr;-olefin copolymer and a crosslinkable copolymerized ethylene-styrene interpolymer. Both the olefin homopolymer and the second polymeric component contain grafted silane functional groups to allow the the materials to be crosslinked in the presence of moisture. The abrasion resistant decorative layer may be extruded onto the thermoset either prior to or after the thermoset is cured and either prior to or after the abrasion resistant decorative layer is crosslinked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Cooper Technology Services LLC
    Inventors: Zuoxing Yu, Hans-Joachim Graf, Tim Pauli
  • Publication number: 20030035922
    Abstract: Methods for forming a composite extrusion for use as a glass run channel in an automobile and the products formed thereby are disclosed in which a main body member is formed from an elastomeric thermoset rubber and an abrasion resistant layer comprised of a crosslinkable thermoplastic or a high ethylene content EPDM rubber extruded thereon. The crosslinkable thermoplastic may be a moisture crosslinkable polyethylene containing grafted silane functional groups. The abrasion resistant layer may be extruded onto the thermoset either prior to or after the thermoset is cured and either prior to or after the abrasion resistant layer is crosslinked. The material of the abrasion resistant layer may be extruded into tape form and laminated onto the main body member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Zuoxing Yu, Tim Pauli, John Seward, Ted Ebel
  • Publication number: 20030021986
    Abstract: Methods for forming a composite extrusion for use as a vehicle weather strip and the products formed thereby are disclosed in which a main body member is formed from an elastomeric thermoset rubber and an abrasion resistant decorative layer comprised of a crosslinkable thermoplastic is extruded thereon. The crosslinkable thermoplastic may be an ethylene-octene copolymer or a copolymerized ethylene-styrene interpolymer. The thermoplastic contains grafted silane functional groups to allow the thermoplastic to be crosslinked in the presence of moisture. The abrasion resistant decorative layer may be extruded onto the thermoset either prior to or after the thermoset is cured and either prior to or after the abrasion resistant decorative layer is crosslinked. The material of the abrasion resistant decorative layer may be extruded into sheet form and laminated onto the main body member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Zuoxing Yu, Hans-Joachim Graf, Tim Pauli