Patents by Inventor K. David Monson

K. David Monson 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).

  • Self-assembling polymer particle release system
    Patent number: 9801371
    Abstract: Self-assembly is defined as the ability of an active ingredient (AI), when mixed with a polymer or polymers (solid or liquid state), to form either a complex or a strong attraction with the polymer/polymers, which influences the controlled release of the total system. This AI-polymer interaction or strong attraction can form in the solid state or in solution. The AI-polymer interaction also can form when applied to a filter paper, soil, seeds, or plant vegetation substrates, where the AI and polymer self-assembles into an AI-polymer-substrate matrix or complex that influences how the AI releases from the complex or matrix in a controlled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Vincent D. McGinniss, Robert S. Whitmore, Jr., K. David Monson, Melissa S. Roshon, Kevin B. Spahr, Steven M. Risser
  • Self-Assembling Polymer Particle Release System
    Publication number: 20130231244
    Abstract: Self-assembly is defined as the ability of an active ingredient (AI), when mixed with a polymer or polymers (solid or liquid state), to form either a complex or a strong attraction with the polymer/polymers, which influences the controlled release of the total system. This AI-polymer interaction or strong attraction can form in the solid state or in solution. The AI-polymer interaction also can form when applied to a filter paper, soil, seeds, or plant vegetation substrates, where the AI and polymer self-assembles into an AI-polymer-substrate matrix or complex that influences how the AI releases from the complex or matrix in a controlled manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Vincent D. McGinniss, Robert S. Whitmore, JR., K. David Monson, Melissa S. Roshon, Kevin B. Spahr, Steven B. Risser