Patents by Inventor Julian E. Schafer

Julian E. Schafer 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).

  • Coated Substrates and Compositions for Coating Substrates
    Publication number: 20170058143
    Abstract: A coated floor comprising (1) a flooring substrate, and (2) a solid SCC polymer coating which is adjacent to the substrate and which comprises a sidechain crystalline polymer (SCC polymer) which has now an onset of melting temperature, T0, of at least 27° C. and a peak melting temperature (Tp) of at most 120° C. The SCC polymer coating can be an exterior coating or can be covered by one or more exterior coatings, for example of a commercial flooring finish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Landec Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Bitler, Julian E. Schafer
  • Thermochromic indicator
    Patent number: 8911861
    Abstract: A thermochromic indicator includes a coating on the substrate. The coating comprising a solid crystalline particles having a melting point of 0-130° C. At temperatures below the melting point, the coating is opaque. At temperatures above the melting point, the coating becomes translucent. The change in opacity can be reversible or irreversible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Landec Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Parker, Julian E. Schafer, Steven P. Bitler
  • Thermochromic indicator
    Publication number: 20100247900
    Abstract: A thermochromic indicator includes a coating on the substrate. The coating comprising a solid crystalline particles having a melting point of 0-130° C. At temperatures below the melting point, the coating is opaque. At temperatures above the melting point, the coating becomes translucent. The change in opacity can be reversible or irreversible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Parker, Julian E. Schafer, Steven P. Bitler
  • Selection and treatment of seeds
    Patent number: 7182951
    Abstract: A new vigor test is used to select seeds which, after appropriate polymeric coating, will perform well under adverse planting and growing conditions. For example, suitably coated hybrid corn seeds can be planted earlier than seeds now available, while still obtaining comparable or better yields. Particularly good results are obtained when seeds are coated with compositions comprising a side chain crystalline polymer and an amorphous polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Landec Corporation
    Inventors: Natarajan Balachander, Julian E. Schafer, Ray F. Stewart, David D. Taft