Patents by Inventor Antoinette Bennekom

Antoinette Bennekom 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).

  • Methods of sterilizing polycarbonate articles and methods of manufacture
    Publication number: 20060002814
    Abstract: A method comprising treating an article with steam, wherein the article comprises a composition comprising an amount of a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer effective to provide thermal and hydrolytic stability to the article for at least 15 cycles, wherein each cycle comprises 20 minutes of contact with steam at 100° C., at atmospheric pressure. The articles are of utility in a wide variety of applications such as food service and medical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Gautam Chatterjee, Dibakar Dhara, Katherine Glasgow, Antoinette Bennekom, Jos Bogerd, Adam Zerda