Patents by Inventor Vera Nikolova Popova-Gueorguieva

Vera Nikolova Popova-Gueorguieva 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).

  • Silsesquioxane derived hard, hydrophobic and thermally stable thin films and coatings for tailorable protective and multi-structured surfaces and interfaces
    Patent number: 8535761
    Abstract: A method of forming a coating comprising the steps of dissolving an silsesquioxane (e.g., one that is primarily a cage compound with 8, 10, 12, 14 or related complete cages or with partially condensed cages containing primarily Si(O)4 units in the cage) in a solvent to form an silsesquioxane solution; introducing (e.g., dissolving) an additive in the solution (e.g., the additive being selected from a rare earth compound, an acid, an organic moiety, a precious metal or compound thereof, a transition metal compound, or any combination thereof, or any of their ionic constituents); and optionally mixing a diluent with the solution to form a coating that is applied to a substrate, wherein the resulting coating forms crosslinks between resulting pendant Si(OH)x groups and a substrate surface. The present invention also contemplates coatings and coated articles consistent with the present teachings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Mayaterials, Inc., NIST
    Inventors: Richard M. Laine, Christopher L. Soles, David J. Krug, III, Hyun Wook Ro, Vera Nikolova Popova-Gueorguieva
  • SILSESQUIOXANE DERIVED HARD, HYDROPHOBIC AND THERMALLY STABLE THIN FILMS AND COATINGS FOR TAILORABLE PROTECTIVE AND MULTI-STRUCTURED SURFACES AND INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20110062619
    Abstract: A method of forming a coating comprising the steps of dissolving an silsesquioxane (e.g., one that is primarily a cage compound with 8, 10, 12, 14 or related complete cages or with partially condensed cages containing primarily Si(O)4 units in the cage) in a solvent to form an silsesquioxane solution; introducing (e.g., dissolving) an additive in the solution (e.g., the additive being selected from a rare earth compound, an acid, an organic moiety, a precious metal or compound thereof, a transition metal compound, or any combination thereof, or any of their ionic constituents); and optionally mixing a diluent with the solution to form a coating that is applied to a substrate, wherein the resulting coating forms crosslinks between resulting pendant Si(OH)x groups and a substrate surface. The present invention also contemplates coatings and coated articles consistent with the present teachings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Mayaterials, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Laine, Christopher L. Soles, David J. Krug, III, Hyun Wook Ro, Vera Nikolova Popova-Gueorguieva