Patents by Inventor Wilbur W. West

Wilbur W. West 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).

  • Three color high pressure decorative laminate having registered color and embossing
    Patent number: 4376812
    Abstract: A decorative laminate having registered color and embossing is produced by effecting a simultaneous embossing and laminating using a three-dimensional press plate acting against a release sheet having a colored ink layer on the surface thereof adjacent the uppermost laminate surface and a color bearing sheet over which is coated, colored flowable resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1983
    Assignee: Formica Corporation
    Inventor: Wilbur W. West
  • Decorative metallic laminates
    Patent number: 4311757
    Abstract: The use of a fully-hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol modified melamine-formaldehyde resin coating containing finely divided metallic powder in a decorative laminate eliminates the necessity for thin metallic foils without thereby imparting any deleterious effects to the laminate itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: Formica Corporation
    Inventors: Ram S. Raghava, Wilbur W. West