Patents by Inventor Tom M. Milbourn

Tom M. Milbourn 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).

  • Gap drying with insulation layer between substrate and heated platen
    Patent number: 6134808
    Abstract: A gap drying system moves a substrate having a coated side and a non-coated side between a heated platen disposed on the non-coated side of the substrate and a condensing platen disposed on the coated side of the substrate. An insulation layer is disposed between the heated platen and the non-coated side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Yapel, Gary Lee Huelsman, Tom M. Milbourn, William Blake Kolb