Patents by Inventor Joshua L. Jurs

Joshua L. Jurs 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).

  • Flame retardant polymers having pendant groups related to bisphenol-C and monomers for synthesis thereof
    Patent number: 7625988
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel flame retardant monomers and polymers, wherein the flame retardant properties of the polymers are provided by functionality in pendant groups attached to a polymer backbone (as opposed to the polymer backbone itself possessing flame retardant properties. The present invention is also directed to methods of making such polymers and monomers, and articles of manufacture incorporating such monomers and polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Joshua L. Jurs, Jason J. Stephenson