Patents by Inventor Sumitra Rajagopalan
Sumitra Rajagopalan 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).
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Publication number: 20220372293Abstract: There are provided self-healing elastomeric materials and compositions and skin-like materials for use in a wide range of applications, particularly medical training simulators and mannequins. The self-healing elastomeric material comprises polysiloxane or poly ether soft segments connected via carbonate, urethane and/or urea bonds. The self-healing elastomeric material is intrinsically and/or thermally self- healing. Reusable devices, apparatuses and articles comprising the elastomeric materials as skin-like materials are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Sumitra RAJAGOPALAN, Maksym KRYUCHKOV, Nicholas COTTENYE, Jean-Richard BULLET
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Patent number: 11446324Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to sol-gel polymer composites that comprise chitosan, a hydrophilic polymer, a polysiloxane, and a gelation agent in a suitable medium. Advantageously, the sol-gel polymer composite can form a durable seal or strong solid in response to one or more physiological stimulus. The disclosure further relates to medical and veterinary uses of the composite, particularly, methods and delivery systems for reducing or preventing the incidence of a mammary disorder in a dairy animal. More particularly, the disclosure includes methods and sol-gel polymer composite compositions for creating a physical barrier on the teat surface or in the teat canal or cistern of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders such as mastitis wherein the sol-gel polymer creates a seal in response to one or more physiological stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Zoetis Services LLCInventors: Christina Lee Brown, Derek James Sheehan, John Mark Heimlich, Todd Foster, Jeffrey Ellis Price, Sumitra Rajagopalan, Alexandre Therrien, Oscar Suarez, Nicholas Finn Cunningham
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Publication number: 20210115220Abstract: There are provided stretchable solid-state electroactive polymer actuators (SSEPA) using electroactive polymers that convert between electrical energy and mechanical energy and having solid-state polymer electrolytes. More particularly, there are provided electroactive polymer (EAP) compositions comprising: 15-60 wt. % of a film-forming polymer; 5-40 wt. % of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) and 10-40 wt. % of a plasticizer, solid-state polymer electrolyte (SPE) compositions comprising: 20-60 wt. % of a plasticizer, 10-60 wt. % of a film-forming polymer and 5-25 wt. % of an ionizable salt. The use of these EAP and SPE compositions in electromechanical devices, such as solid-state actuators, generators, sensors, and other energy transducers in various applications are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Sumitra RAJAGOPALAN, Prajwal KUMAR, Oscar SUAREZ, Sajjad SAEIDLOU, Maksym KRYUCHKOV, Mathieu RAMANANARIVO, Alexey TOKAREV, Nicolas COTTENYE, Julien PLATHIER
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Patent number: 10837143Abstract: There are provided thermoregulatory coatings for paper comprising a nano structured phase change material (PCM) and a protective layer, the PCM including a first agent that undergoes an endothermic phase transition at a desired temperature and a second agent that assists in maintaining a nano structure, and the protective layer providing a basecoat, a top-coat, or both. There are also provided coated papers and articles comprising such coatings, and methods for preparation thereof. Coated papers and articles provided herein have a wide range of application, for example in packaging or transport of temperature-sensitive materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: BIOASTRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Sumitra Rajagopalan, Wilms Baille, Piotr Kujawa, Abhilash Kulkarni
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Patent number: 10729698Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to sol-gel polymer composites that comprise chitosan, a hydrophilic polymer, a gelation agent, and optional additional ingredients in a suitable medium. Advantageously, the sol-gel polymer composite can form a durable seal or strong solid in response to one or more physiological stimulus. The disclosure further relates to medical and veterinary uses of the composite, particularly, methods and delivery systems for reducing or preventing the incidence of a mammary disorder in a dairy animal. More particularly, the disclosure includes methods and sol-gel polymer composite compositions for creating a physical barrier on the teat surface or in the teat canal or cistern of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders such as mastitis wherein the sol-gel polymer creates a seal in response to one or more physiological stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Zoetis Services LLCInventors: Sumitra Rajagopalan, Wilms Baille, Piotr Kujawa, Christopher A. Zook, Rebecca R. Quesnell, Dennis L. Huczek, Stephen L. Secreast, Laibin Luo, Tammy A. Sanders
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Publication number: 20190092992Abstract: Nanostructured phase change materials (PCMs) which are heterogeneous materials having at least two phases, at least one of the phases having at least one of its dimensions in the nanoscale, and comprising a first agent that undergoes an endothermic phase transition at a desired temperature and a second agent that assists in maintaining a nanostructure, are provided. There are also provided methods for manufacturing such PCMs, and applications thereof for providing thermoregulatory coatings and articles containing such coatings for use in a wide range of applications, such as cooling textiles, wipes, packaging, films, walls and building materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Sumitra RAJAGOPALAN, Giovanni Alexander FABRA PRIETO
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Publication number: 20190030043Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to sol-gel polymer composites that comprise chitosan, a hydrophilic polymer, a gelation agent, and optional additional ingredients in a suitable medium. Advantageously, the sol-gel polymer composite can form a durable seal or strong solid in response to one or more physiological stimulus. The disclosure further relates to medical and veterinary uses of the composite, particularly, methods and delivery systems for reducing or preventing the incidence of a mammary disorder in a dairy animal. More particularly, the disclosure includes methods and sol-gel polymer composite compositions for creating a physical barrier on the teat surface or in the teat canal or cistern of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders such as mastitis wherein the sol-gel polymer creates a seal in response to one or more physiological stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Sumitra Rajagopalan, Wilms Baille, Piotr Kujawa, Christopher A. Zook, Rebecca R. Quesnell, Dennis L. Huczek, Stephen L. Secreast, Laibin Luo, Tammy A. Sanders
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Publication number: 20180303866Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to sol-gel polymer composites that comprise chitosan, a hydrophilic polymer, a polysiloxane, and a gelation agent in a suitable medium. Advantageously, the sol-gel polymer composite can form a durable seal or strong solid in response to one or more physiological stimulus. The disclosure further relates to medical and veterinary uses of the composite, particularly, methods and delivery systems for reducing or preventing the incidence of a mammary disorder in a dairy animal. More particularly, the disclosure includes methods and sol-gel polymer composite compositions for creating a physical barrier on the teat surface or in the teat canal or cistern of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders such as mastitis wherein the sol-gel polymer creates a seal in response to one or more physiological stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Christina Lee Brown, Derek James Sheehan, John Mark Heimlich, Todd Foster, Jeffrey Ellis Price, Sumitra Rajagopalan, Alexandre Therrien, Oscar Suarez, Nicholas Finn Cunningham
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Patent number: 10064870Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to sol-gel polymer composites that comprise chitosan, a hydrophilic polymer, a gelation agent, and optional additional ingredients in a suitable medium. Advantageously, the sol-gel polymer composite can form a durable seal or strong solid in response to one or more physiological stimulus. The disclosure further relates to medical and veterinary uses of the composite, particularly, methods and delivery systems for reducing or preventing the incidence of a mammary disorder in a dairy animal. More particularly, the disclosure includes methods and sol-gel polymer composite compositions for creating a physical barrier on the teat surface or in the teat canal or cistern of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders such as mastitis wherein the sol-gel polymer creates a seal in response to one or more physiological stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Zoetis Services LLCInventors: Sumitra Rajagopalan, Wilms Baille, Piotr Kujawa, Christopher A. Zook, Rebecca R. Quesnell, Dennis L. Huczek, Stephen L. Secreast, Laibin Luo, Tammy A. Sanders
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Patent number: 9963627Abstract: Nanostructured phase change materials (PCMs) which are heterogeneous materials having at least two phases, at least one of the phases having at least one of its dimensions in the nanoscale, and comprising a first agent that undergoes an endothermic phase transition at a desired temperature and a second agent that assists in maintaining a nanostructure, are provided. There are also provided methods for manufacturing such PCMs, and applications thereof for providing thermoregulatory coatings and articles containing such coatings for use in a wide range of applications, such as cooling textiles, wipes, packaging, films, walls and building materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Inventors: Sumitra Rajagopalan, Giovanni Alexander Fabra Prieto
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Publication number: 20170175339Abstract: There are provided thermoregulatory coatings for paper comprising a nano structured phase change material (PCM) and a protective layer, the PCM including a first agent that undergoes an endothermic phase transition at a desired temperature and a second agent that assists in maintaining a nano structure, and the protective layer providing a basecoat, a top-coat, or both. There are also provided coated papers and articles comprising such coatings, and methods for preparation thereof. Coated papers and articles provided herein have a wide range of application, for example in packaging or transport of temperature-sensitive materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Sumitra RAJAGOPALAN, Wilms BAILLE, Piotr KUJAWA, Abhilash KULKARNI
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Publication number: 20170119785Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to sol-gel polymer composites that comprise chitosan, a hydrophilic polymer, a gelation agent, and optional additional ingredients in a suitable medium. Advantageously, the sol-gel polymer composite can form a durable seal or strong solid in response to one or more physiological stimulus. The disclosure further relates to medical and veterinary uses of the composite, particularly, methods and delivery systems for reducing or preventing the incidence of a mammary disorder in a dairy animal. More particularly, the disclosure includes methods and sol-gel polymer composite compositions for creating a physical barrier on the teat surface or in the teat canal or cistern of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders such as mastitis wherein the sol-gel polymer creates a seal in response to one or more physiological stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: SUMITRA RAJAGOPALAN, WILMS BAILLE, PIOTR KUJAWA, Christopher A. Zook, Rebecca R. Quesnell, Dennis L. Huczek, Stephen L. Secreast, Laibin Luo, Tammy A. Sanders
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Publication number: 20150291868Abstract: Nanostructured phase change materials (PCMs) which are heterogeneous materials having at least two phases, at least one of the phases having at least one of its dimensions in the nanoscale, and comprising a first agent that undergoes an endothermic phase transition at a desired temperature and a second agent that assists in maintaining a nanostructure, are provided. There are also provided methods for manufacturing such PCMs, and applications thereof for providing thermoregulatory coatings and articles containing such coatings for use in a wide range of applications, such as cooling textiles, wipes, packaging, films, walls and building materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Sumitra Rajagopalan, Giovanni Alexander Fabra Prieto