Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Pleggenkuhle

Timothy J. Pleggenkuhle 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).

  • Conformable surface finishing article and method for manufacture of same
    Patent number: 5573844
    Abstract: Conformable surface finishing articles and a method for the manufacture of such articles are provided. The articles comprise a nonwoven three dimensional lofty web of fibers, a stretch resistant porous reinforcing fabric having first and second major surfaces with the first major surface disposed along a major surface of the web, and a layer comprising a polymer coated over and coextensive with the second major surface of the reinforcing fabric and having a flexible low friction exposed surface and portions extending through the reinforcing fabric encapsulating fibers along the major surface of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mary B. Donovan, Timothy J. Pleggenkuhle