Patents Assigned to Global Biomedical Technologies, LLC
  • Compositions and methods for maintaining or restoring adhesive properties of a selectively-resealable adhesive
    Patent number: 8043699
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for restoring adhesive strength of an adhesive that has lost at least some of its adhesive strength includes applying a restoration agent to the adhesive. 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 less than approximately 9 hours at approximately 120° C. and 100 milliTorr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Global Biomedical Technologies, LLC, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Howard S. Rosing, Yadong Wang
  • Methods for preparing selectively-releasable adhesives
    Patent number: 7888451
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Global Biomedical Technologies, LLC, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Howard S. Rosing, Yadong Wang
  • Articles incorporating preparing selectively-releasable adhesives
    Patent number: 7887915
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Global Biomedical Technologies, LLC, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Howard S. Rosing, Yadong Wang