Patents Examined by Mel. D. Bagwell
  • Patent number: 6177523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to functionalizable and crosslinkable polyurethanes formed of a polyurethane intermediate including one or more ester groups which react with an amine equivalent to form an amide unit. The polyurethane intermediate comprises the reaction product of alkyl ester of dihydroxypolyacid or dimethylolalkanoic acid, a polyoxyalkylene diol and an organic diisocyanate. The polyurethane is reacted with a solution of an amine equivalent and a solvent or an amine. An article of manufacture can be formed from the polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: CardioTech International, Inc.
    Inventors: Murray H. Reich, John Teffenhart