Patents by Inventor Gregory T. Ellson

Gregory T. Ellson 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).

  • Publication number: 20230180396
    Abstract: An electrical device, comprising a softening polymer layer, an electrode layer on a surface of the softening polymer layer and a cover polymer layer on the surface of the softening polymer layer. An opening in the polymer cover layer is filled with a reflowed solder, one end of the reflowed solder, located inside the opening, contacts a contact pad site portion of the electrode layer, and another end of the reflowed solder contacts an electrical connector electrode of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Romil Modi, Jonathan Reeder, Gregory T. Ellson, Walter E. Voit, Alexandra Joshi Imre
  • Patent number: 11591485
    Abstract: A method of three-dimensional stereolithography printing a thiourethane polymer part using the vat resin. Adding a resin to a vat of a three-dimensional stereolithography printer, the resin a liquid mixture including: a first type of monomer including two or more thiol functional groups, a second type of monomer including two or more isocyanate functional groups, a photolatent base, an anionic step-growth polymerization reaction inhibitor and a light absorber. The photolatent base is decomposable upon exposure to a light to form a non-nucleophillic base catalyst having a pKa greater than 7. The anionic step-growth polymerization reaction inhibitor has an acidic group configured to form an acid-base pair with the non-nucleophillic base. The light absorber has an absorbance in the liquid mixture that is greater than an absorbance of the photolatent base at a wavelength of the light used for the exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Adaptive 3D Technologies
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Benjamin R. Lund, Walter Voit
  • Patent number: 11596072
    Abstract: Flexible electrical devices comprising electrode layers on softening polymers and methods of manufacturing such devices, including lift-off processes for forming electrodes on softening polymers, processes for forming devices with a patterned double softening polymer layer, and solder reflow processes for forming electrical contacts on softening polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Romil Modi, Jonathan Reeder, Gregory T. Ellson, Walter E. Voit, Alexandra Joshi Imre
  • Patent number: 11427718
    Abstract: A vat resin for three-dimensional stereolithography printing of a thiourethane polymer part comprising a liquid mixture including a first type of monomer, a second type of monomer, a photolatent base decomposable upon exposure to a light to form a non-nucleophillic base catalyst having a pKa greater than 7, an anionic step-growth polymerization reaction inhibitor having an acidic group configured to form an acid-base pair with the non-nucleophillic base and a light absorber having an absorbance in the liquid mixture that is greater than an absorbance of the photolatent base at a wavelength of the light used for the exposure. Methods of preparing the vat resin and three-dimensional stereolithography printing a thiourethane polymer part using the vat resin are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Adaptive 3D Technologies
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Benjamin R. Lund, Walter Voit
  • Publication number: 20220243078
    Abstract: A method of three-dimensional stereolithography printing a thiourethane polymer part using the vat resin. Adding a resin to a vat of a three-dimensional stereolithography printer, the resin a liquid mixture including: a first type of monomer including two or more thiol functional groups, a second type of monomer including two or more isocyanate functional groups, a photolatent base, an anionic step-growth polymerization reaction inhibitor and a light absorber. The photolatent base is decomposable upon exposure to a light to form a non-nucleophillic base catalyst having a pKa greater than 7. The anionic step-growth polymerization reaction inhibitor has an acidic group configured to form an acid-base pair with the non-nucleophillic base. The light absorber has an absorbance in the liquid mixture that is greater than an absorbance of the photolatent base at a wavelength of the light used for the exposure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Benjamin R. Lund, Walter Voit
  • Patent number: 11155670
    Abstract: An amorphous thermoset thiourethane polymer, comprising a sequential chain of a first type of monomer covalently bonded to a second type of monomer via thiourethane linkages, wherein the first type of monomer includes two or more thiol functional groups and the second type of monomer includes two or more isocyanate functional groups. Methods of synthesizing the polymer, bio-electronic devices comprising the polymer and methods of manufacturing such devices are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Walter Voit
  • Publication number: 20210170674
    Abstract: A semi-crystalline thiourethane polymer. The semi-crystalline thiourethane polymer comprises a sequential chain of a first type of monomer covalently bonded to a second type of monomer via thiourethane linkages. Each of the first type of monomer includes two or more thiol functional groups and each of the second type of monomer includes two or more isocyanate functional groups. The first and second types of monomers are polymerized together in an anionic step-growth polymerization reaction that is catalyzed by a non-nucleophillic base having a pKa greater than 7, produced by photo-initiated decomposition of a photolatent base. A method of synthesizing, and polymer jetting and stereolithography methods of manufacturing a polymer part, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory T. ELLSON, Benjamin R. LUND, Walter VOIT
  • Patent number: 10899072
    Abstract: A semi-crystalline thiourethane polymer. The semi-crystalline thiourethane polymer comprises a sequential chain of a first type of monomer covalently bonded to a second type of monomer via thiourethane linkages. Each of the first type of monomer includes two or more thiol functional groups and each of the second type of monomer includes two or more isocyanate functional groups. The first and second types of monomers are polymerized together in an anionic step-growth polymerization reaction that is catalyzed by a non-nucleophillic base having a pKa greater than 7, produced by photo-initiated decomposition of a photolatent base. A method of synthesizing, and polymer jetting and stereolithography methods of manufacturing a polymer part, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: Adaptive 3D Technologies, Board of Resents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Benjamin R. Lund, Walter Voit
  • Publication number: 20200093007
    Abstract: Flexible electrical devices comprising electrode layers on softening polymers and methods of manufacturing such devices, including lift-off processes for forming electrodes on softening polymers, processes for forming devices with a patterned double softening polymer layer, and solder reflow processes for forming electrical contacts on softening polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Romil Modi, Jonathan Reeder, Gregory T. Ellson, Walter E. Voit, Alexandra Joshi Imre
  • Patent number: 10485109
    Abstract: Flexible electrical devices comprising electrode layers on softening polymers and methods of manufacturing such devices, including lift-off processes for forming electrodes on softening polymers, processes for forming devices with a patterned double softening polymer layer, and solder reflow processes for forming electrical contacts on softening polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Romil Modi, Jonathan Reeder, Gregory T. Ellson, Walter Voit, Alexandra Joshi Imre
  • Publication number: 20190300641
    Abstract: An amorphous thermoset thiourethane polymer, comprising a sequential chain of a first type of monomer covalently bonded to a second type of monomer via thiourethane linkages, wherein the first type of monomer includes two or more thiol functional groups and the second type of monomer includes two or more isocyanate functional groups. Methods of synthesizing the polymer, bio-electronic devices comprising the polymer and methods of manufacturing such devices are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Walter Voit
  • Publication number: 20190211134
    Abstract: A thermoplastic thiourethane polymer comprising a sequential chain of a first type of monomer covalently bonded to a second type of monomer via thiourethane linkages. The first type of monomer includes two or more thiol functional groups and the type of monomer includes two or more isocyanate functional groups. The first and second types of monomers are polymerized together in an anhydrous aprotic solvent-dissolved anionic step-growth polymerization reaction that is catalyzed by a non-nucleophillic base having a pKa greater than 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Benjamin R. Lund, Walter Voit
  • Publication number: 20190127596
    Abstract: A vat resin for three-dimensional stereolithography printing of a thiourethane polymer part comprising a liquid mixture including a first type of monomer, a second type of monomer, a photolatent base decomposable upon exposure to a light to form a non-nucleophillic base catalyst having a pKa greater than 7, an anionic step-growth polymerization reaction inhibitor having an acidic group configured to form an acid-base pair with the non-nucleophillic base and a light absorber having an absorbance in the liquid mixture that is greater than an absorbance of the photolatent base at a wavelength of the light used for the exposure. Methods of preparing the vat resin and three-dimensional stereolithography printing a thiourethane polymer part using the vat resin are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Benjamin R. Lund, Walter Voit
  • Publication number: 20180124926
    Abstract: Flexible electrical devices comprising electrode layers on softening polymers and methods of manufacturing such devices, including lift-off processes for forming electrodes on softening polymers, processes for forming devices with a patterned double softening polymer layer, and solder reflow processes for forming electrical contacts on softening polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Romil Modi, Jonathan Reeder, Gregory T. Ellson, Walter Voit, Alexandra Joshi Imre
  • Publication number: 20170267804
    Abstract: A semi-crystalline thiourethane polymer. The semi-crystalline thiourethane polymer comprises a sequential chain of a first type of monomer covalently bonded to a second type of monomer via thiourethane linkages. Each of the first type of monomer includes two or more thiol functional groups and each of the second type of monomer includes two or more isocyanate functional groups. The first and second types of monomers are polymerized together in an anionic step-growth polymerization reaction that is catalyzed by a non-nucleophillic base having a pKa greater than 7, produced by photo-initiated decomposition of a photolatent base. A method of synthesizing, and polymer jetting and stereolithography methods of manufacturing a polymer part, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory T. Ellson, Benjamin R. Lund, Walter Voit