Patents by Inventor Brian Yarcich

Brian Yarcich 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).

  • Anti-fouling ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene compositions and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 8022115
    Abstract: It has now been surprisingly and unexpectedly discovered that a combination of polychlorophenoxyphenol, a silver-containing biocide, and an organopolysiloxane, when added to UHMWPE, renders the UHMWPE resistant to both soft and hard fouling. The polychlorophenoxy phenol is preferably 2.4.4?-trichloro-2?-hydroxy-diphenylether and the metal-containing biocide is preferably a silver zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Quadrant EPP AG
    Inventors: Joseph V. Gregg, Brian Yarcich
  • ANTI-FOULING ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110070454
    Abstract: It has now been surprisingly and unexpectedly discovered that a combination of polychlorophenoxyphenol, a silver-containing biocide, and an organopolysiloxane, when added to UHMWPE, renders the UHMWPE resistant to both soft and hard fouling. The polychlorophenoxy phenol is preferably 2.4.4?-trichloro-2?-hydroxy-diphenylether and the metal-containing biocide is preferably a silver zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: QUADRANT EPP AG
    Inventors: Joseph V. Gregg, Brian Yarcich