Patents by Inventor Tom Carne

Tom Carne 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).

  • Method of forming a transparent and gas-permeability decreasing coating to a paper or board web and a coating formulation for the method
    Patent number: 6545079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of forming a transparent and gas-permeability decreasing coating by virtue of applying a coating containing at least one polymer dispersion on a sheet of paper, board or similar cellulosic fiber based web in at least one coating step. The method according to the invention is based on the use of a polymer dispersion containing extremely pure talc particles having a degree of purity of 90-100% and a particle size of 90% smaller than 40 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Raisio Chemicals Oy
    Inventors: Kari Nurmi, Kimmo Santamäki, Tom Carne