Patents by Inventor Anthony S. Bova

Anthony S. Bova 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).

  • Phenol-containing polyester multiphase polymer blend materials
    Patent number: 11472960
    Abstract: A solid multiphase polymer blend material comprising: (i) a polyphenolic substance having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; and (ii) a polyester having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; wherein at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance is covalently bonded directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing the blend material are also described, e.g., homogeneously melt blending a mixture comprising components (i) and (ii) under conditions resulting in covalent attachment of at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing objects made of the blend material by melt extrusion are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Anthony S. Bova, Amit K. Naskar
  • PHENOL-CONTAINING POLYESTER MULTIPHASE POLYMER BLEND MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20210179844
    Abstract: A solid multiphase polymer blend material comprising: (i) a polyphenolic substance having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; and (ii) a polyester having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; wherein at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance is covalently bonded directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing the blend material are also described, e.g., homogeneously melt blending a mixture comprising components (i) and (ii) under conditions resulting in covalent attachment of at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing objects made of the blend material by melt extrusion are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: UT-Battelle, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Anthony S. Bova, Amit K. Naskar
  • Phenol-containing polyester multiphase polymer blend materials
    Patent number: 10927251
    Abstract: A solid multiphase polymer blend material comprising: (i) a polyphenolic substance having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; and (ii) a polyester having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; wherein at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance is covalently bonded directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing the blend material are also described, e.g., homogeneously melt blending a mixture comprising components (i) and (ii) under conditions resulting in covalent attachment of at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing objects made of the blend material by melt extrusion are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Anthony S. Bova, Amit K. Naskar
  • PHENOL-CONTAINING POLYESTER MULTIPHASE POLYMER BLEND MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20200407553
    Abstract: A solid multiphase polymer blend material comprising: (i) a polyphenolic substance having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; and (ii) a polyester having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; wherein at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance is covalently bonded directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing the blend material are also described, e.g., homogeneously melt blending a mixture comprising components (i) and (ii) under conditions resulting in covalent attachment of at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing objects made of the blend material by melt extrusion are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony S. Bova, Amit K. Naskar