Patents by Inventor Dominic McGrath

Dominic McGrath 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).

  • Super Elastic Epoxy Hydrogel
    Publication number: 20190153150
    Abstract: Described is a super elastic epoxy hydrogel that is easy to manufacture and can be engineered for various performance enhancements of the polymer. Also described are methods of enhancing the performance of this hydrogel and other hydrogels. Various polymer hydrogel composites, structures and their uses are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Banister, Dominic McGrath
  • Super elastic epoxy hydrogel
    Patent number: 10208158
    Abstract: Described is a super elastic epoxy hydrogel that is easy to manufacture and can be engineered for various performance enhancements of the polymer. Also described are methods of enhancing the performance of this hydrogel and other hydrogels. Various polymer hydrogel composites, structures, and their uses are included, such as the actuator element comprising the hydrogel of the invention depicted in FIG. 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: MEDIPACS, INC., THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
    Inventors: Mark Banister, Dominic McGrath
  • Smart polymer materials with excess reactive molecules
    Patent number: 10000605
    Abstract: A three-dimensional smart polymer matrix is formed by a first epoxy chemical reaction linking a linear polymer chain and a branched polymer chain, wherein the polymer chains are flexible and one or more reactive molecule species remain unreacted, at a predetermined mathematical ratio of reacted to un-reacted molecules and molecule species, and the un-reacted molecular species are available for further chemical reaction, protonation or deprotonation after the first chemical reaction. The resulting smart polymer matrix is hydrophilic and non-soluble to a solvent or electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignees: MEDIPACS, INC., THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
    Inventors: Mark Banister, Yordan Geronov, Dominic McGrath
  • SMART POLYMER MATERIALS WITH EXCESS REACTIVE MOLECULES
    Publication number: 20150094448
    Abstract: A three-dimensional smart polymer matrix is formed by a first epoxy chemical reaction linking a linear polymer chain and a branched polymer chain, wherein the polymer chains are flexible and one or more reactive molecule species remain unreacted, at a predetermined mathematical ratio of reacted to un-reacted molecules and molecule species, and the un-reacted molecular species are available for further chemical reaction, protonation or deprotonation after the first chemical reaction. The resulting smart polymer matrix is hydrophilic and non-soluble to a solvent or electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Banister, Yordan Geronov, Dominic McGrath
  • Super Elastic Epoxy Hydrogel
    Publication number: 20090317442
    Abstract: Described is a super elastic epoxy hydrogel that is easy to manufacture and can be engineered for various performance enhancements of the polymer. Also described are methods of enhancing the performance of this hydrogel and other hydrogels. Various polymer hydrogel composites, structures, and their uses are included, such as the actuator element comprising the hydrogel of the invention depicted in FIG. 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MEDIPACS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Banister, Dominic McGrath