Patents by Inventor Theresa M. Miller

Theresa M. Miller 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).

  • Radiation curable rheology modifiers
    Patent number: 5889076
    Abstract: A composition that is useful in the preparation of radiation curable coatings is provided. The composition comprises the reaction product of an epoxy component and an acid component comprised of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or reactive derivative thereof, reacted in the presence of, or post-reaction blended with, a polyamide based on a polymerized fatty acid. The polyamide preferably has a number average molecular weight of less than about 10,000 g/mole. Also provided is a polymerizable composition comprised of the composition comprised of the reaction product, the polyamide, and a reactive diluent. A method of coating a substrate is also provided which comprises applying to a substrate a composition comprised of the reaction product and the polyamide and exposing said composition to radiation to cure said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Miguel A. Dones, Theresa M. Miller
  • Radiation curable rheology modifiers
    Patent number: 5804671
    Abstract: A composition that is useful in the preparation of radiation curable coatings is provided. The composition comprises the reaction product of an epoxy component comprised of a diepoxide and an acid component comprised of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or reactive derivative thereof, reacted in the presence of a polyamide based on a polymerized fatty acid. The polyamide preferably has a number average molecular weight of less than about 10,000 g/mole. Also provided is a polymerizable composition comprised of the reaction product and a reactive diluent. A method of coating a substrate is also provided which comprises applying to a substrate a composition comprised of the reaction product and exposing said composition to radiation to cure said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Miguel A. Dones, Theresa M. Miller