Patents by Inventor William E. Sharpe, Jr.

William E. Sharpe, Jr. 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: 3935422
    Abstract: An electrically heated laminate including a flexible heater fabric, wherein the heater fabric comprises a woven glass fabric having a layer in contact with electrodes of an electrically conductive mixture comprising a vinylidene chloride polymer and carbon to provide the desired watt density and an outer coating of a vapor barrier of a vinylidene chloride polymer. A fabric softener layer may also be provided between the glass fabric and the conductive coating to impart greater flexibility to the heater fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Barnes, William E. Sharpe, Jr.