Patents by Inventor Joanne Jones-Meehan

Joanne Jones-Meehan 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: 20080102281
    Abstract: A coating having an adhesive hydrophilic polymer and an amphiphilic additive. The amphiphilic additive has a hydrophilic chain, a biocidal functional group bonded to the hydrophilic chain, and a hydrophobic moiety bonded to the hydrophilic chain or to the biocidal functional group. A method of forming a biocidal surface by providing an article, and coating the article with the above coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: James Wynne, Joanne Jones-Meehan, Arthur Snow, Leonard Buckley
  • Publication number: 20070122438
    Abstract: A coating having an adhesive hydrophilic polymer and an amphiphilic additive. The amphiphilic additive has a hydrophilic chain, a biocidal functional group bonded to the hydrophilic chain, and a hydrophobic moiety bonded to the hydrophilic chain or to the biocidal functional group. A method of forming a biocidal surface by providing an article, and coating the article with the above coating. A compound having the formula: Y—(O—Ch2—Ch2)n—R—(CH2)m—CH3. Y is CH3 or H. R is X is a halogen, and m and n are independently selected positive integers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: James Wynne, Joanne Jones-Meehan, Arthur Snow, Leonard Buckley