Patents by Inventor Catherine A. SUTTON

Catherine A. SUTTON 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).

  • Publication number: 20230227685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable coating composition comprising: at least one acrylate functional oligomer; at least one furan-based reactive diluent; and at least one photoinitiator. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the curable coating composition of the invention. The invention also relates to a method for improving the hardness, abrasion resistance, and/or durability of an object or a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Dean C. WEBSTER, Mukund P' Sibi, Jingbo Wu, Catherine A. Sutton
  • Patent number: 11691956
    Abstract: The invention relates to diols derived from 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, diformyl furan, or derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to diglycidyl ethers derived from the diols of the invention, curable coating compositions containing the diglycidyl ethers, and objects coated with the curable coating compositions. The invention also relates to composites, composites, adhesives, and films containing the diglycidyl ethers of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of making the diols, diglycidyl ethers, and curable coating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dean C. Webster, Mukund P. Sibi, Catherine A. Sutton, Deep J. Kalita, Eric M. Serum
  • Publication number: 20220372009
    Abstract: The invention relates to diols derived from 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, diformyl furan, or derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to diglycidyl ethers derived from the diols of the invention, curable coating compositions containing the diglycidyl ethers, and objects coated with the curable coating compositions. The invention also relates to composites, composites, adhesives, and films containing the diglycidyl ethers of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of making the diols, diglycidyl ethers, and curable coating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Dean C. WEBSTER, Mukund P. SIBI, Catherine A. SUTTON, Deep J. KALITA, Eric M. SERUM
  • Patent number: D735955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Inventor: Catherine Sutton-Uka