Patents by Inventor Alexander Newell Harper

Alexander Newell Harper 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).

  • Ice-Shedding and Smudge-Repellant Coating
    Publication number: 20230056474
    Abstract: A coating that is able to shed accumulated material (such as ice) that includes a crosslinkable copolymer with hydrogen bonding moieties and liquid-like side chains, and an oil (or other non-aqueous liquid) that is compatible with the side-chains and that resides in the crosslinked coating and on the surface of the coating together with the side-chains that are on the external surface. Methods may use the coating for de-icing, shedding of marine organisms, and smudge-repellency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Guojun Liu, Alexander Newell Harper