Abstract: In one embodiment, a selectively-releasable adhesive includes a copolymer formed from a multifunctional alcohol and a multifunctional carboxylic acid, wherein the copolymer has been cured the equivalent of up to approximately 20 hours at 120° C. and 100 millitorr.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 11, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignees:
Global Biomedical Development, LLC, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Abstract: In one embodiment, an article incorporating a selectively-releasable adhesive includes a substrate having a surface and a layer of selectively-releasable adhesive provided on the surface of the substrate, the selectively-releasable adhesive comprising a copolymer formed from a multifunctional alcohol and a multifunctional carboxylic acid that has been cured.
Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for preparing a selectively releasable adhesive includes condensing a multifunctional alcohol and a multifunctional carboxylic acid to form a prepolymer and curing the prepolymer at an elevated temperature and a vacuum to produce a cured polymer.
Abstract: The present invention provides a luggage finder that uses navigation system technology to locate baggage. A navigation system beacon device (NSBD) is stored in, on or near a luggage item, and is turned off and on respectively by an accelerometer during take-off and landing of aircraft, such that the transmitted reporting signal is disabled while the plane is in flight. A signal from the NSBD is transmitted to a central server, from which the location of the baggage is communicated to its owner by an email message or by a posting at a web site that can be accessed by the owner.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 19, 2008
Publication date:
December 24, 2009
Applicant:
Global Biomedical Development, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company
Inventors:
Howard Stephen Rosing, Richard John Cross
Abstract: In one embodiment, a selectively-releasable adhesive includes a copolymer formed from a multifunctional alcohol and a multifunctional carboxylic acid, wherein the copolymer has been cured the equivalent of up to approximately 20 hours at 120° C. and 100 millitorr.