Patents by Inventor Jane E. Workinger

Jane E. Workinger 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).

  • Water-inactivatable pressure sensitive adhesive
    Patent number: 5032637
    Abstract: A novel polymeric pressure-sensitive adhesive formulation is provided comprised of a hydrophilic base polymer compounded with at least one water-soluble tackifying component. Upon contact of the pressure-sensitive adhesive with excess amounts of water, the water-soluble tackifying component is caused to separate from the base polymer, thus decreasing the ability of the base polymer to function as a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The adhesive may subsequently be easily removed from any substrate to which it has been applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Adhesives Research Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Therriault, Jane E. Workinger