Patents Examined by Caixià Lu
  • Hydrolytically degradable olefin copolymers
    Patent number: 6288184
    Abstract: Hydrolytically degradable olefin copolymers, such as ethylene copolymers, contain a hydrolyzable component in the backbone that allows the copolymer to be broken down into dispersable fragments upon exposure to aqueous conditions. The copolymers are prepared by transition metal-catalyzed polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Robert B. Wilson, Jr., Sigridur Jonasdottir