Patents by Inventor Erin Dunn

Erin Dunn 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).

  • Carbonylative Polymerization Methods
    Publication number: 20130158230
    Abstract: Provided are methods forming polymers. The methods include, for example, tandem carbonylation and polymerization reactions, where epoxides are catalytically carbonylated to form lactones and the lactones catalytically polymerized to form polymers without the need to isolate or purify the lactone intermediate. Also provided are methods for catalytically polymerizing beta-propiolactone. Homopolymers and copolymers can be formed using the methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Geoffrey W. Coates, Erin Dunn