Patents by Inventor James Matthew Giammarco

James Matthew Giammarco 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).

  • TUNABLE SURFACE WETTABILITY OF FIBER BASED MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20180055968
    Abstract: A method for making a permanently wettable material is disclosed. The method includes selecting a plurality of non-polar polymer fibers (12) wherein each fiber has a surface (16), depositing a hydrophilic polymer mixture (14) on the non-polar polymer fiber surface to form a shell. The hydrophilic polymer mixture (14) includes a cross-linkable and graftable epoxy-containing polymer, such as, poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene glycol methacrylate) copolymer (PGMA-co-POEGMA), a high weight average molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG), and a surfactant. A permanently wettable material is also disclosed that includes a non-polar polymer-based web (10) having fibers (12) with a surface (16). A hydrophilic polymer mixture (14) forms a shell on the non-polar polymer fiber surface (16). The hydrophilic polymer mixture (14) includes a poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene glycol methacrylate) copolymer (PGMA-co-POEGMA), a high weight average molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG), and a surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Keyur Desai, Donald Eugene Waldroup, Andrew Thomas Baker, Yuriy Galabura, Fehime Vatansever, Igor Luzinov, Ruslan Burtovyy, Michael James Seeber, James Matthew Giammarco