# Roy J Plunkett — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Roy J Plunkett has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [The Discovery of Teflon](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2230654/teflon-ptfe-polymer) — granted 1941
  This 1941 patent describes the creation of polytetrafluoroethylene, a slippery, heat-resistant plastic discovered by accident that became known as Teflon.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/roy-j-plunkett

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