Patents by Inventor Bruce O. Fowler

Bruce O. Fowler 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).

  • Silylated resins and the synthesis thereof
    Patent number: 6177534
    Abstract: A silylated resin suitable for use as an adhesive binder for composites and in sealant and adhesive dental applications is represented by the general formula (I): in which: R1 is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aryl, hydrocarbon, or fluorocarbon group; R2 is the same as R1 or a different aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aryl, hydrocarbon, or fluorocarbon group; M2 is the same as M1 or a different functional or nonfunctional group selected from the group consisting of: n is 1-3; x is 1-20; and y is 1-20; which comprises the reaction product of the exchange reaction of a hydroxylated, aminated, or carboxylated acrylic resin represented by the general formula (II): in which: R4 is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aryl, hydrocarbon, or fluorocarbon group with one or more protic functional groups selected from the group consisting of: OH, N—H, and CO2H R5 is H or CH3; and R6 is H or CH3; with a trialkoxyorganosilane or triacyloxyorganosi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Joseph M. Antonucci, Jeffrey W. Stansbury, Bruce O. Fowler