Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Mary Anthony Merchant
  • Polymer nanocomposite comprising a matrix polymer and a layered clay material having a low quartz content
    Patent number: 6737464
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a polymer-clay nanocomposite material comprising a melt-processible matrix polymer and a layered clay material having low quartz content. This invention is also directed to a process for preparing polymer-clay nanocomposites, and articles or products produced from nanocomposite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: University of South Carolina Research Foundation
    Inventors: Shriram Bagrodia, Louis Thomas Germinario, John Walker Gilmer, Tie Lan, Vasiliki Psihogios