Patents by Inventor William Paul Rhodes

William Paul Rhodes 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 for making a cylindrically-shaped element for use in printing
    Patent number: 8714086
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a method for making a cylindrically-shaped element, and particularly a cylindrically-shaped element for use as a base sleeve for printing or as a support for a print form. The method includes wrapping a sheet of a material having a first end and a second end to bring the second end adjacent the first end to form a base sleeve having an axial seam of the first and second ends. The first end has a non-linear edge having an amplitude. Portions between the first end and the second end overlap and form the axial seam. The method can include applying an imageable material adjacent an exterior surface of the base sleeve that covers at least a portion of the axial seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: David Anthony Belfiore, William Paul Rhodes, John E. Gantzhorn, Jr.
  • METHOD FOR MAKING A CYLINDRICALLY-SHAPED ELEMENT FOR USE IN PRINTING
    Publication number: 20120298000
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a method for making a cylindrically-shaped element, and particularly a cylindrically-shaped element for use as a base sleeve for printing or as a support for a print form. The method includes wrapping a sheet of a material having a first end and a second end to bring the second end adjacent the first end to form a base sleeve having an axial seam of the first and second ends. The first end has a non-linear edge having an amplitude. Portions between the first end and the second end overlap and form the axial seam. The method can include applying an imageable material adjacent an exterior surface of the base sleeve that covers at least a portion of the axial seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: David Anthony Belfiore, William Paul Rhodes, John E. Gantzhorn, JR.