Patents by Inventor Kundan M. Patel

Kundan M. Patel 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).

  • Polymeric additives and polymeric articles comprising said additive
    Publication number: 20040202853
    Abstract: We have developed a process and product which provide thermoplastic articles featuring a permanent outer surface which has selectively varied chemical functionality while maintaining the inherent mechanical properties of the base fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Kundan M. Patel, Charles Jay Nelson, Frank Mares, Conor Twomey, Yousef Mohajer
  • Polymeric additives and polymeric articles comprising said additive
    Patent number: 6777496
    Abstract: We have developed a process and product which provide thermoplastic articles featuring a permanent outer surface which has selectively varied chemical functionality while maintaining the inherent mechanical properties of the base fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kundan M. Patel, Charles Jay Nelson, Frank Mares, Conor Twomey, Yousef Mohajer
  • Polymeric additives and polymeric articles comprising said additive
    Publication number: 20020103299
    Abstract: We have developed a process and product which provide thermoplastic articles featuring a permanent outer surface which has selectively varied chemical functionality while maintaining the inherent mechanical properties of the base fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Kundan M. Patel, Charles Jay Nelson, Frank Mares, Conor Twomey, Yousef Mohajer
  • Process for preparation of metal carbide fibers
    Patent number: 5674438
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for forming metal or non-metal carbide fiber from the corresponding metal or non-metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Kundan M. Patel, Frank Mares, Joseph E. Mackey, Richard S. Hatami
  • Metal carbide fibers
    Patent number: 5654094
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for forming metal or non-metal carbide fiber from the corresponding metal or non-metal containing material such as a silicon sol or mixtures thereof and silicon, silicon carbide or silicon oxide, or mixtures of silicon carbide and silicon or silicon oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Kundan M. Patel, Frank Mares
  • Process for preparation of metal carbide fibers
    Patent number: 5560991
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for forming metal or non-metal carbide fiber from the corresponding metal or non-metal containing material such as a silicon sol or mixtures thereof and silicon, silicon carbide or silicon oxide, or mixtures of silicon carbide and silicon or silicon oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Kundan M. Patel, Frank Mares
  • Process for preparation of metal carbide fibers
    Patent number: 5429778
    Abstract: A process for forming a metal or non-metal carbide fiber comprising the steps of stabilizing a fiber comprising a carbon forming polymer and a metal or non-metal oxide or a mixture of more than 50% by weight of said oxide and a metal or non-metal to form a stabilized fiber; carbonizing the stabilized fiber to form a fiber comprising carbon and a metal or non-metal oxide or a mixture of said oxide and a metal or non-metal; reacting the carbon and metal or non-metal oxide or mixture of said oxide and metal or non-metal to form a fiber comprising a metal or non-metal carbide; and sintering the fiber comprising said metal or non-metal carbide to form a fiber having a density of greater than about 70% of the theoretical density of said metal or non-metal carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Kundan M. Patel, Frank Mares, Joseph E. Mackey, Richard S. Hatami
  • Medical devices fabricated totally or in part from copolymers of recurring units derived from cyclic carbonates and lactides
    Patent number: 5185408
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel copolymers containing carbonate repeat units and ester repeat units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Reginald T. Tang, Frank Mares, William J. Boyle, Jr., Tin-Ho Chiu, Kundan M. Patel
  • Poly(indane ethers)
    Patent number: 5145926
    Abstract: This invention relates to poly(aryl indane) polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Kundan M. Patel, Frank Mares
  • Medical devices fabricated totally or in part from copolymers of recurring units derived from cyclic carbonates and lactides
    Patent number: 5066772
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel copolymers containing carbonate repeat units and ester repeat units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Reginald T. Tang, Frank Mares, William J. Boyle, Jr., Tin-Ho Chiu, Kundan M. Patel
  • Bismaleimide resin based on indane bisphenol
    Patent number: 4988785
    Abstract: Bismaleimide resins based on indane bisphenol and composites formed from such resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Allied-Signal
    Inventors: Charles W. Paul, Kundan M. Patel, Stephen C. Arnold
  • Polycarbonate homopolymer-based fiber compositions and method of melt-spinning same and device
    Patent number: 4916207
    Abstract: Novel polycarbonate homopolymers and implantable bioresorbable medical devices fabricated therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Allied-Signal, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Boyle, Jr., Frank Mares, Kundan M. Patel, Reginald T. Tang