Patents by Inventor Alan C. Brown

Alan C. Brown 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).

  • Method and system for creation and development of content for e-learning
    Publication number: 20020178181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a network or internet-based system and method for collaboratively creating, developing, and integrating content and information for eLearning and knowledge management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Shyam K Subramanyan, Abhijeet Prakash Vaidya, Alan C. Brown, David W. Noland, Ravikumar N. Mysore
  • Compositions of polyphenylene oxides and thermoplastic polymers
    Patent number: 5162440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a melt blended composition of the reaction product of about 70 to 99.99 percent by weight polyphenylene oxide, and about 0.01 to 30 percent by weight of a substituted olefin having the formula: ##STR1## wherein one to two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are moieties containing reactive groups selected from carboxylic acid, acid anhydride, acid amide, imido, carboxylic ester, amino, hydroxyl, epoxy, group, oxazoline, oxazolone, oxazine, oxazinone, isocyanate, carbamate, carbamoyl lactam, acyl lactam, and mixtures and derivatives thereof, and wherein the remaining two to three of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are H or a hydrocarbon radical of from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms; and polyolefin.The present invention also relates to a blended composition of the foregoing reaction product; thermoplastic polymer; and a functionalized ethylene .alpha.-olefin rubber. The melt blended composition has good impact resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Murali K. Akkapeddi, Bruce VanBuskirk, Alan C. Brown