Patents by Inventor Katherine Maree Dean

Katherine Maree Dean 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).

  • Process for the preparation of polyolefin nanocamposites
    Patent number: 8080613
    Abstract: The instant invention discloses a process for the preparation a polyolefin nanocomposite which comprises melt mixing a mixture of a polyolefin, a filler and a non-ionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Polymerik Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Graeme Moad, George Philip Simon, Katherine Maree Dean, Guoxin Li, Roshan Tyrrel Anton Mayadunne, Rudolf Pfaendner, Hendrik Wermter, Armin Schneider
  • Dispersing Agents in Nanocomposites
    Publication number: 20110028633
    Abstract: The instant invention discloses a composition, preferably a nanocomposite material, comprising (a) a synthetic polymer, (b) a filler such as for example a natural or synthetic phyllosilicate or a mixture of such phyllosilicates, preferably in nanoparticles, and (c) a dispersing agent prepared by controlled free radical polymerization (CFRP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Graeme Moad, George Philip Simon, Katherine Maree Dean, Guoxin Li, Roshan Tyrrel Anton Mayadunne, Hendrik Wermter, Rudolf Pfaendner
  • PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYOLEFIN NANOCAMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20100317786
    Abstract: The instant invention discloses a process for the preparation a polyolefin nanocomposite which comprises melt mixing a mixture of a polyolefin, a filler and a non-ionic surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: GRAEME MOAD, George Philip Simon, Katherine Maree Dean, Guoxin Li, Roshan Tyrrel Anton Mayadunne, Rudolf Pfaendner, Hendrik Wermter, Armin Schneider
  • Dispersing agents in nanocomposites
    Patent number: 7837899
    Abstract: The instant invention discloses a composition, preferably a nanocomposite material, comprising (a) a synthetic polymer, (b) a filler selected from a natural or synthetic phyllosilicate or a mixture of such phyllosilicates, preferably in nanoparticles, and (c) a dispersing agent prepared by controlled free radical polymerization (CFRP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Polymers Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Graeme Moad, George Philip Simon, Katherine Maree Dean, Guoxin Li, Roshan Tyrrel Anton Mayadunne, Hendrik Wermter, Rudolf Pfaendner
  • Acrylic dispersing agents in nanocomposites
    Patent number: 7288585
    Abstract: The instant invention discloses a composition, preferably a nanocomposite material, comprising (a) a synthetic polymer, (b) a filler such as for example a natural or synthetic phyllosilicate or a mixture of such phyllosilicates, preferably in nanoparticles, and (c) as dispersing agent a polymer based on a long chain alkyl meth(acryte).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Graeme Moad, George Philip Simon, Katherine Maree Dean, Guoxin Li, Roshan Tyrrel Anton Mayadunne, Ezio Rizzardo, Richard Alexander Evans, Hendrik Wermter, Rudolf Pfaendner