Patents Assigned to Programmable Materials, Inc.
  • Process for manufacturing a biodegradable polymeric composition
    Patent number: 6482872
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing polymers containing a degradant component that increases the rate of polymer degradation. The process involves adding a degradant component to a fluid polymer immediately after the polymer is synthesized and while the polymer is still fluid to form a blend of the fluid polymer component and degradant component and mixing the blend of the fluid polymer component and degradant component to distribute the degradant component substantially homogeneously throughout the fluid polymer component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Programmable Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert H. Downie