Patents by Inventor G. Harikrishnan

G. Harikrishnan 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).

  • Clay-isocyanate nanodispersions and polyurethane nanocomposite produced therewith
    Patent number: 9133319
    Abstract: Nanodispersions of inorganic clays in isocyanate may be created via pre-exfoliation, delamination, or both of the clay and subsequent mixing with isocyanate. In an embodiment, such an isocyanate nanodispersion is reacted with an isocyanate-reactive material or substrate to form a polyurethane nanocomposite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: Huntsman International LLC, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: G. Harikrishnan, Christopher Ward Macosko, Christopher Ian Lindsay, Sachchida Nand Singh
  • CLAY-ISOCYANATE NANODISPERSIONS AND POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCED THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20110046287
    Abstract: Nanodispersions of inorganic clays in isocyanate may be created via pre-exfoliation, delamination, or both of the clay and subsequent mixing with isocyanate. In an embodiment, such an isocyanate nanodispersion is reacted with an isocyanate-reactive material or substrate to form a polyurethane nanocomposite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicants: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: G. Harikrishnan, Christopher Ward Macosko, Christopher Ian Lindsay, Sachchida Nand Singh