Patents by Inventor Erik CRENSHAW

Erik CRENSHAW 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: 12291601
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a thermoplastic copolymer comprising: a plurality of difunctional triketone species; (b) a plurality of a first diamine species, wherein the first diamine species contains one or more primary amine groups and/or one or more secondary amine groups, and wherein the first diamine species does not contain a tertiary amine group; a plurality of a second diamine species, wherein the second diamine species contains one or more primary amine groups and/or one or more secondary amine groups, wherein the second diamine species does not contain a tertiary amine group, and wherein the second diamine species is different than the first diamine species; and optionally, a plurality of monofunctional amine-reactive groups. Some embodiments provide segmented thermoplastic copolymers. Methods of making and using the thermoplastic copolymer are also described, including depolymerizing the thermoplastic copolymer to form recycled monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Ashley Dustin, Andrew Nowak, Erik Crenshaw
  • Publication number: 20250066551
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a thermoplastic copolymer comprising: a plurality of difunctional triketone species; (b) a plurality of a first diamine species, wherein the first diamine species contains one or more primary amine groups and/or one or more secondary amine groups, and wherein the first diamine species does not contain a tertiary amine group; a plurality of a second diamine species, wherein the second diamine species contains one or more primary amine groups and/or one or more secondary amine groups, wherein the second diamine species does not contain a tertiary amine group, and wherein the second diamine species is different than the first diamine species; and optionally, a plurality of monofunctional amine-reactive groups. Some embodiments provide segmented thermoplastic copolymers. Methods of making and using the thermoplastic copolymer are also described, including depolymerizing the thermoplastic copolymer to form recycled monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Ashley DUSTIN, Andrew NOWAK, Erik CRENSHAW