Patents by Inventor Aaron M. Kushner

Aaron M. Kushner 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).

  • PRACTICAL SYNTHESIS OF MULTIPHASE SELF-HEALING POLYMERS FROM COMMODITY MONOMERS
    Publication number: 20220041782
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer material that includes a multiphase copolymer, and a method of making the copolymer, are provided. The multiphase copolymer includes one or more hydrogen bond-forming copolymer segments, each segment including a polymerized acrylamide monomer and a polymerized acrylic monomer. The polymerized acrylamide monomer includes functional groups that form hydrogen bonds in the multiphase copolymer, and is present in the one or more copolymer segments in an amount sufficient for self-healing of the multiphase copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Zhibin GUAN, Aaron M. KUSHNER
  • Synthesis of multiphase self-healing polymers from commodity monomers
    Patent number: 11111330
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer material that includes a multiphase copolymer, and a method of making the copolymer, are provided. The multiphase copolymer includes one or more hydrogen bond-forming copolymer segments, each segment including a polymerized acrylamide monomer and a polymerized acrylic monomer. The polymerized acrylamide monomer includes functional groups that form hydrogen bonds in the multiphase copolymer, and is present in the one or more copolymer segments in an amount sufficient for self-healing of the multiphase copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Zhibin Guan, Aaron M. Kushner
  • SYNTHESIS OF MULTIPHASE SELF-HEALING POLYMERS FROM COMMODITY MONOMERS
    Publication number: 20180171055
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer material that includes a multiphase copolymer, and a method of making the copolymer, are provided. The multiphase copolymer includes one or more hydrogen bond-forming copolymer segments, each segment including a polymerized acrylamide monomer and a polymerized acrylic monomer. The polymerized acrylamide monomer includes functional groups that form hydrogen bonds in the multiphase copolymer, and is present in the one or more copolymer segments in an amount sufficient for self-healing of the multiphase copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Aaron M. Kushner, Zhibin Guan
  • Bio-inspired method to obtain multifunctional dynamic nanocomposites
    Patent number: 9938368
    Abstract: A method for a polymeric or nanocomposite material. The method includes assembling a multiphase hard-soft structure, where the structure includes a hard micro- or nano-phase, and a soft micro- or nano-phase that includes a polymeric scaffold. In the method, the polymeric scaffold includes dynamically interacting motifs and has a glass transition temperature (Tg) lower than the intended operating temperature of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Aaron M. Kushner, Zhibin Guan, Gregory Williams, Yulin Chen
  • BIO-INSPIRED METHOD OF OBTAIN MULTIFUNCTIONAL DYNAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES
    Publication number: 20150038649
    Abstract: A method for a polymeric or nanocomposite material. The method includes assembling a multiphase hard-soft structure, where the structure includes a hard micro- or nano-phase, and a soft micro- or nano-phase that includes a polymeric scaffold. In the method, the polymeric scaffold includes dynamically interacting motifs and has a glass transition temperature (Tg) lower than the intended operating temperature of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Aaron M. Kushner, Zhibin Guan, Gregory Williams, Yulin Chen