Patents by Inventor Frank Derks

Frank Derks 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).

  • FUNCTIONALIZED DENDRITIC POLYMERS FOR THE CAPTURE AND NEUTRALIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20070071713
    Abstract: The present invention describes compositions and methods for trapping/capturing and/or destroying dangerous substances such as chemical and biological warfare agents. The present invention relates to dendritic polymers, specifically, to quaternary ammonium functionalized dendritic polymers and N-Halamine functionalized dendritic polymers. Such dendrimers are useful for the capture and neutralization of biological and chemical warfare agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Khaled Mahmud, Lawino Kagumba, Frank Derks