Patents by Inventor Jacobus P. Theron

Jacobus P. Theron 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).

  • Modification of thermoplastic polymers
    Patent number: 7538163
    Abstract: A method of preparing a polymer involving reacting at least one backbone carbamate (and/or optional urea) nitrogen of a thermoplastic polymer with a modification agent to form a modified polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Deon Bezuidenhout, Jacobus P. Theron, Lawrence J. Higham, Peter P. Zilla