Patents by Inventor Heidi Lee VanDeWouw

Heidi Lee VanDeWouw 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).

  • Organoborane polymers for tunable hydrophilicity and wettability
    Patent number: 11518830
    Abstract: Described herein are organoborane polymers and methods for the oxidation of these organoborane polymers to poly (vinyl alcohol) PVA. The organoborane polymers of the present invention respond to an external trigger by changing from a hydrophobic to a hydrophilic state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Rebekka Klausen, Heidi Lee VanDeWouw, Jae Young Lee
  • ORGANOBORANE POLYMERS FOR TUNABLE HYDROPHILICITY AND WETTABILITY
    Publication number: 20200262947
    Abstract: Described herein are organoborane polymers and methods for the oxidation of these organoborane polymers to poly (vinyl alcohol) PVA. The organoborane polymers of the present invention respond to an external trigger by changing from a hydrophobic to a hydrophilic state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Rebekka Klausen, Heidi Lee VanDeWouw, Jae Young Lee