Patents by Inventor Christopher John Knors

Christopher John Knors 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).

  • Polymeric dyes for antireflective coatings
    Patent number: 6051364
    Abstract: A composition and methods for the use and manufacture thereof are provided for a polymeric dye. The composition comprises one or more aminoaromatic chromophores in conjunction with polymers having an anhydride group or the reaction products thereof. The composition is particularly useful as an underlaying antireflective coating with microlithographic photoresists for the absorbtion of near or deep ultraviolet radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Knors, Elwood Herbert Macy, Wayne Martin Moreau
  • Blood collection tube assembly
    Patent number: 6013337
    Abstract: The present invention is a plastic container coated with a multi-layer barrier coating. The multi-layer barrier coating is useful for providing an effective barrier against gas permeability in containers and for extending shelf-life of containers, especially plastic evacuated blood collection devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Christopher John Knors
  • Medical article of improved sterilizability
    Patent number: 5986002
    Abstract: A medical article is molded from a silane-grafted polyolefin copolymer and crosslinked to have improved compression set and sealability so that the crosslinked article can be sterilized with substantially no changes in size or shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Chorng-Fure Robin Hwang, Christopher John Knors, Joel L. Williams
  • Polymeric dyes for antireflective coatings
    Patent number: 5800963
    Abstract: A composition and methods for the use and manufacture thereof are provided for a polymeric dye. The composition comprises one or more aminoaromatic chromophores in conjunction with polymers having an anhydride group or the reaction products thereof. The composition is particularly useful as an underlaying antireflective coating with microlithographic photoresists for the absorbtion of near or deep ultraviolet radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Knors, Elwood Herbert Macy, Wayne Martin Moreau
  • Blood collection tube assembly
    Patent number: 5738920
    Abstract: The present invention is a plastic container coated with a multi-layer barrier coating. The multi-layer barrier coating is useful for providing an effective barrier against gas permeability in containers and for extending shelf-life of containers, especially plastic evacuated blood collection devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Christopher John Knors
  • Polymeric dyes for antireflective coatings
    Patent number: 5731385
    Abstract: A composition and methods for the use and manufacture thereof are provided for a polymeric dye. The composition comprises one or more aminoaromatic chromophores in conjunction with polymers having an anhydride group or the reaction products thereof. The composition is particularly useful as an underlaying antireflective coating with microlithographic photoresists for the absorbtion of near or deep ultraviolet radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Knors, Elwood Herbert Macy, Wayne Martin Moreau
  • Polymeric dyes for antireflective coatings
    Patent number: 5654376
    Abstract: A composition and methods for the use and manufacture thereof are provided for a polymeric dye. The composition comprises one or more aminoaromatic chromophores in conjunction with polymers having an anhydride group or the reaction products thereof. The composition is particularly useful as an underlaying antireflective coating with microlithographic photoresists for the absorbtion of near or deep ultraviolet radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Knors, Elwood Herbert Macy, Wayne Martin Moreau