Patents by Inventor Michelle Knotts

Michelle Knotts 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).

  • Adhesive compositions with reduced coefficient of friction
    Patent number: 6607631
    Abstract: A polymerizable monomer adhesive composition includes a 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomer and at least one slip additive, where the slip additive causes a polymer film formed from the monomer to have a lower coefficient of friction than in an absence of the slip additive. The slip additive can be selected from, inter alia, fluorinated monomers or polymers, fluorinated additives, siloxane-containing monomers or polymers, siloxane-containing additives, fluorinated siloxanes, and long chain fatty acid esters. The slip additive can also form a second phase in a resultant polymer film, where the second phase is soluble in the monomer but is insoluble or substantially insoluble in the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Closure Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Ibraheem T. Badejo, Wendy Y. Su, Keith R. D'Alessio, Jerry Jonn, Julian A. Quintero, Michelle Knotts, Timothy P. Hickey, Lawrence H. Mainwaring, Upvan Narang