Patents by Inventor William Dale Maag

William Dale Maag 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 bonding wood materials using a copolyester
    Patent number: 5698061
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for manufacturing laminated decorative plates which do not exhibit bleed through. The method involves laminating at least one side of a veneer with an extruded amorphous or semi-crystalline copolyester film under thermocompression or radio frequency energy at a temperature that does not exceed 75% of the melting point of the copolyester film. The veneer is bonded to core material using the copolyester film which has a melting point of at least 300.degree. F. and is prepared from terephthalic acid and a diol component containing repeat units from 30 to 50 mole percent diethylene glycol and 70 to 50 mole percent ethylene glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventor: William Dale Maag