Patents by Inventor William P. Hovey

William P. Hovey 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 making curved laminated panels
    Patent number: 4199389
    Abstract: Curved laminated sandwich panels having a plastic foam core and surface skins are prepared by applying pressure sensitive adhesive to at least one of adjacent faces to be joined, interposing a slip sheet between adjacent surfaces of the sheets to be laminated, positioning the sheets to be laminated within a matched die mold, removing the slip sheets and passing the matched die mold through pressure rolls to deform the sheets and conform them to the shape of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Albert J. Palfey, William P. Hovey
  • Curved laminate panels
    Patent number: 4078959
    Abstract: Curved sandwich panels having a plastic foam core are prepared by providing a flexibilized foam core, laminating inner and outer skins to the core. The outer skin is laminated to the core at locations other than where the panel will be curved, bending the panel to the desired shape and laminating the outer layer to the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Albert J. Palfey, William P. Hovey
  • Preparation of curved composite panel containing a rigid foamed plastic
    Patent number: 3976526
    Abstract: A curved panel is prepared by bending a rigid plastic foam such as polystyrene foam and simultaneously applying a rigid facing layer on the convex surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: William P. Hovey, James J. Kubiak