Patents by Inventor Wayne Edward Garver

Wayne Edward Garver 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: 10295089
    Abstract: A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP); and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer, wherein the multilayer flexible tube has a maximum storage modulus of at least 300 MegaPascal (MPa) at a temperature of about ?10° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, James Ludlow, Gerald H. Ling, Charles S. Golub, Kathryn J. Morris, Mark F. Colton
  • Patent number: 9982812
    Abstract: A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP); and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer. Further provided is a method of making the multilayer flexible tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Gerald H. Ling, Charles S. Golub, Kathryn J. Morris, Mark F. Colton
  • Patent number: 9772052
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Publication number: 20170261132
    Abstract: A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP); and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer, wherein the multilayer flexible tube has a maximum storage modulus of at least 300 MegaPascal (MPa) at a temperature of about ?10° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne Edward GARVER, James LUDLOW, Gerald H. LING, Charles S. GOLUB, Kathryn J. MORRIS, Mark F. COLTON
  • Patent number: 9625061
    Abstract: A flexible tube includes a first layer comprising a polyolefin material having a flexural modulus of not greater than 150 MPa and includes a second layer directly bonded to and in direct contact with the first layer. The second layer comprising a blend of propylenic polymer and styrenic block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhizhong Liu, Charles Golub, Heidi Sardinha, Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Colton, Mark Simon
  • Patent number: 9528637
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Publication number: 20160116086
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Patent number: 9221206
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Publication number: 20150252918
    Abstract: A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP); and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer. Further provided is a method of making the multilayer flexible tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Gerald H. Ling, Charles S. Golub, Kathryn J. Morris, Mark F. Colton
  • Publication number: 20150219251
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Patent number: 8956706
    Abstract: A flexible tubing material includes a radiation crosslinked blend of a first elastomeric polymer including a styrenic thermoplastic elastomer, an ethylene vinyl acetate elastomer, a polyolefin elastomer with a second elastomeric polymer including a polyolefin elastomer, a diene elastomer, or combination thereof, with the proviso that the first elastomeric polymer and the second elastomeric polymer are different. In an embodiment, a method of making a material includes providing the first elastomeric polymer, providing the second elastomeric polymer, blending the first elastomeric polymer and the second elastomeric polymer, extruding or injection molding the blend, and crosslinking the blend with radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Sridhar Krishnamurthi Siddhamalli, Zhizhong Liu, Mark W. Simon, Charles S. Golub, Heidi Sardinha, Wayne Edward Garver, Mark F. Colton, Robert L. Wells, Gerald L. Stadt, Michael J. Tzivanis, William Risen, Nathan Klettlinger
  • Publication number: 20140234561
    Abstract: A flexible tube includes a first layer comprising a polyolefin material having a flexural modulus of not greater than 150 MPa and includes a second layer directly bonded to and in direct contact with the first layer. The second layer comprising a blend of propylenic polymer and styrenic block copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhizhong Liu, Charles Golub, Heidi Sardinha, Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Colton, Mark Simon
  • Publication number: 20140203473
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Patent number: 8747978
    Abstract: A flexible tube includes a first layer comprising a polyolefin material having a flexural modulus of not greater than 150 MPa and includes a second layer directly bonded to and in direct contact with the first layer. The second layer comprising a blend of propylenic polymer and styrenic block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Zhizhong Liu, Charles Golub, Heidi Sardinha, Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Colton, Mark Simon
  • Patent number: 8679609
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Publication number: 20120177857
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Patent number: 8092881
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Patent number: 7866348
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU); (b) an intermediate polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or PVDF copolymer layer extruded in tubular form over the inner TPU layer, and (c) a TPU extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. Optionally, a fourth outer layer is included and covers layer (c). The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Publication number: 20100108172
    Abstract: A flexible tube includes a first layer comprising a polyolefin material having a flexural modulus of not greater than 150 MPa and includes a second layer directly bonded to and in direct contact with the first layer. The second layer comprising a blend of propylenic polymer and styrenic block copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhizhong Liu, Charles Golub, Heidi Sardinha, Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Colton, Mark Simon
  • Publication number: 20090286028
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU); (b) an intermediate ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) or EVOH/TPU blend or an EVOH/ethylene-acrylate blend layer extruded in tubular form over the inner TPU layer, and (c) a TPU extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. Optionally, a fourth outer layer is included and covers layer (c). The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton