Patents by Inventor Tom Schottman

Tom Schottman 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).

  • Lubricious biopolymeric network compositions and methods of making same
    Publication number: 20080114096
    Abstract: The invention provides a network composition comprising a plurality of associated saccharide chains wherein a chain comprises at least one saccharide component; and at least one first monomer, at least one second monomer, or combinations of both; wherein the first monomer is linked to the saccharide component by ester linkages; ether linkages; amide linkages; ketone linkages; or combinations thereof; wherein the second monomer is linked to the saccharide component by ester linkages; ether linkages; amide linkages; ketone linkages; urea linkages; carbamate linkages, aluminum oxide linkages; siloxane linkages; or combinations thereof; wherein first monomers are linked to each other by ester linkages; ether linkages; amide linkages; ketone linkages; or combinations thereof; wherein the first monomer is linked to the second monomer by ester linkages; ether linkages; amide linkages; ketone linkages; urea linkages; carbamate linkages; aluminum oxide linkages; siloxane linkages or combinations thereof; wherein the s
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Xin Qu, Tom Schottman, Rainer Gruening, Paul N. Chen, Joseph Conte, Zheng Wang, Paaquale P. Vicario, Zichun Lu, Karen Meritt, Dave Buongiovanni