Patents by Inventor Edwin Moncada

Edwin Moncada 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).

  • Patent number: 10144817
    Abstract: The present invention relates to active and intelligent additives having hybrid characteristics, that are compatible with polymers, are thermally and mechanically stable, are capable of releasing electrons and/or photons in the presence of chemical compounds, specifically amino compounds, amide compounds, oxygen reducing compounds, water or vapors thereof. The active and intelligent additives incorporate themselves into polymer matrices allowing the obtainment of active and intelligent polymeric articles. These active and intelligent polymeric articles may act as inhibitors of growth of microorganisms and fungi, as well as indicators of the presence of gasses, either in the atmosphere or caused by the decomposition of foodstuffs, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: Brasksm S.A., Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Inventors: Edwin Moncada, Joao Henrique Zimnoch dos Santos, Larissa Brentano Capeletti
  • Publication number: 20170283592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to active and intelligent additives having hybrid characteristics, that are compatible with polymers, are thermally and mechanically stable, are capable of releasing electrons and/or photons in the presence of chemical compounds, specifically amino compounds, amide compounds, oxygen reducing compounds, water or vapors thereof. The active and intelligent additives incorporate themselves into polymer matrices allowing the obtainment of active and intelligent polymeric articles. These active and intelligent polymeric articles may act as inhibitors of growth of microorganisms and fungi, as well as indicators of the presence of gasses, either in the atmosphere or caused by the decomposition of foodstuffs, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Edwin Moncada, Joao Henrique Zimnoch dos Santos, Larissa Brentano Capeletti
  • Patent number: 9700054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to active and intelligent additives having hybrid characteristics, that are compatible with polymers, are thermally and mechanically stable, are capable of releasing electrons and/or photons in the presence of chemical compounds, specifically amino compounds, amide compounds, oxygen reducing compounds, water or vapors thereof. The active and intelligent additives incorporate themselves into polymer matrices allowing the obtainment of active and intelligent polymeric articles. These active and intelligent polymeric articles may act as inhibitors of growth of microorganisms and fungi, as well as indicators of the presence of gasses, either in the atmosphere or caused by the decomposition of foodstuffs, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: Braskem S.A., Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Inventors: Edwin Moncada, João Henrique Zimnoch don Santos, Larissa Brentano Capeletti
  • Publication number: 20130266626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to active and intelligent additives having hybrid characteristics, that are compatible with polymers, are thermally and mechanically stable, are capable of releasing electrons and/or photons in the presence of chemical compounds, specifically amino compounds, amide compounds, oxygen reducing compounds, water or vapors thereof. The active and intelligent additives incorporate themselves into polymer matrices allowing the obtainment of active and intelligent polymeric articles. These active and intelligent polymeric articles may act as inhibitors of growth of microorganisms and fungi, as well as indicators of the presence of gasses, either in the atmosphere or caused by the decomposition of foodstuffs, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRASKEM S.A.
    Inventors: Edwin Moncada, João Henrique Zimnoch dos Santos, Larissa Brentano Capeletti