Patents by Inventor Tom Fabbrini

Tom Fabbrini 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: 5834381
    Abstract: A non-halogenated, tri-laminate fabric for automotive security shades or covers, comprising a layer of reinforcing fabric scrim juxtapositioned between at least two layers of a thermoplastic olefin film comprised of a rubber modified polyolefin compound, said layers being thermally bonded together to form a fire retardant, nontoxic tri-laminate fabric. The rubber modified polyolefin is a rubber modified polypropylene or polyethylene homopolymer and copolymer. The rubber is natural or synthetic. The preferred thermoplastic olefin film has characteristic melt peaks at temperatures ranging between about 61.degree. C. and 100.degree. C. and between about 105.degree. C. and 168.degree. C., with melt peaks forming preferably at about 86.degree. C. and 142.degree. C. Acceptable thermal lamination of the layers occurs at temperatures ranging between about 120.degree. C. and 140.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Highland Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Roe, Alex Churchill, Tom Fabbrini