Patents by Inventor William P. Paplham

William P. Paplham 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).

  • Process for preparing decorative surface materials having a decorative pattern
    Patent number: 6702967
    Abstract: Decorative surface material having a decorative pattern in which a combination of domains of varying sizes and colors are defined by shading variations at the interfaces of adjoining domains, the decorative pattern being provided by a process in which a flowable thermosettable molding formulation having orientable particles mixed therein is divided into fragments which are mixed together, the mixture is fed into a hot mold and pressure is applied to form the solid surface material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Allan R. Overholt, William P. Paplham, Rolf T. Weberg
  • Decorative materials having geometric patterns and process for preparing the same
    Publication number: 20030031832
    Abstract: A decorative thermoset material having three-dimensional geometric patterns which extend inwardly from a surface of the material and process of formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Barry D. Olson, William P. Paplham, Rolf T. Weberg
  • Decorative surface materials having a decorative pattern and process for preparing the same
    Publication number: 20030026949
    Abstract: Decorative surface material having a decorative pattern in which a combination of domains of varying sizes and colors are defined by shading variations at the interfaces of adjoining domains, the decorative pattern being provided by a process in which a flowable thermosettable molding formulation having orientable particles mixed therein is divided into fragments which are mixed together, the mixture is fed into a hot mold and pressure is applied to form the solid surface material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Allen R. Overholt, William P. Paplham, Rolf T. Weberg