Patents by Inventor Forrest A. Coughlin

Forrest A. Coughlin 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).

  • Hydrochlorofluoroolefins and methods of using same
    Patent number: 11773352
    Abstract: A composition including a compound having structural formula (I): Rf is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having 1-3 atoms; n is 0-2; x is 1-3; and Rf? and Rf? are (i) independently, a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms; or (ii) are bonded together to form a ring structure having 4-8 carbon atoms. The composition further includes a hydrocarbon contaminant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Sean M. Smith, Michael J. Bulinski, Michael G. Costello, Forrest A. Coughlin, Hui Ren, Zai-Ming Qiu
  • Hydrofluoroethers and methods of using same
    Patent number: 11325893
    Abstract: A compound is represented by the following general formula (I): (I) wherein each of Rf1 and Rf2 is, independently, F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7, or C4F9, with the proviso that if either of Rf1 and Rf2 is fluorine, then the other is not fluorine; Rf3 is F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7 or CF(CF3)2; Rf4 is F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7 or CF(CF3)2; and Rh is CH3 or C2H5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael J. Bulinski, William M. Lamanna, Forrest A. Coughlin, Hui Ren, Nicholas A. Toso
  • HYDROCHLOROFLUOROOLEFINS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20220056382
    Abstract: A composition including a compound having structural formula (I): Rf is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having 1-3 atoms; n is 0-2; x is 1-3; and Rf? and Rf? are (i) independently, a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms; or (ii) are bonded together to form a ring structure having 4-8 carbon atoms. The composition further includes a hydrocarbon contaminant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sean M. Smith, Michael J. Bulinski, Michael G. Costello, Forrest A. Coughlin, Hui Ren, Zai-Ming Qiu
  • HYDROFLUOROOLEFINS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20220041532
    Abstract: A hydrofluoroolefin compound represented by the following general formula (II): Formula (II) where Rf is a linear, branched, or cyclic perfluoroalkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms, and optionally comprises at least one catenated heteroatom selected from nitrogen or oxygen; n is 0 or 1; X is Cl or Br; with the following proviso: when Rf is CF3, then n is 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sean M. Smith, Michael G. Costello, Michael J. Bulinski, Hui Ren, Forrest A. Coughlin
  • HYDROFLUOROETHERS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20210395213
    Abstract: A compound is represented by the following general formula (I): (I) wherein each of Rf1 and Rf2 is, independently, F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7, or C4F9, with the proviso that if either of Rf1 and Rf2 is fluorine, then the other is not fluorine; Rf3 is F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7 or CF(CF3)2; Rf4 is F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7 or CF(CF3)2; and Rh is CH3 or C2H5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Michael J. Bulinski, William M. Lamanna, Forrest A. Coughlin, Hui Ren, Nicholas A. Toso
  • Fluorosulfones
    Publication number: 20210246886
    Abstract: A foamable composition includes a blowing agent, a foamable polymer or a precursor composition thereof, and a nucleating agent. The nucleating agent includes a compound having structural formula (I) R1SO2R2(SO2R3)n (I) where R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a fluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms that is linear, branched, or cyclic and optionally contain at least one catenated ether oxygen atom or a trivalent nitrogen atom, and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: William M. Lamanna, Sean M. Smith, Michael G. Costello, Michael J. Bulinski, John G. Owens, Markus E. Hirschberg, Klaus Hintzer, Bamidele O. Fayemi, Philip E. Tuma, Nicholas S. Johnson, Forrest A. Coughlin, Jay R. Nierengarten