Robert W. Gore

Robert W. Gore

Robert W. Gore is the inventor of Gore-Tex, a waterproof/breathable fabric made from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended the University of Delaware. In 1957, while a sophomore at Delaware, he discovered a way to insulate wires and cables with PTFE tape. In 1969, he stretched heated rods of PTFE and created expanded PTFE, which was patented and assigned the Gore-Tex brand name. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, earning an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.

His father created W. L. Gore & Associates to develop Robert's inventions. Robert was president of the company from 1976 to 2000, and as of 2006, he is chairman of the board of directors. cite web |accessdate=2007-07-01|url=http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_3_0_induction_gore.asp |title=Robert Gore |work=Hall of Fame Induction Info|publisher=National Inventors Hall of Fame]

References

Patent

*US Patent|3,953,566


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