Patents by Inventor Kaleigh H. Nicastro

Kaleigh H. Nicastro 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).

  • BIO-BASED POLYMERS FROM RAW LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20230113164
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bio-based copolymer comprising in polymerized form (i) at least one polymerizable bio-based monomer containing one phenolic hydroxyl group which has been derivatized to provide at least one polymerizable functional group which is an ethylenically unsaturated functional group (such as a [meth]acrylate group), where the precursors of the polymerizable bio-based monomers are derived from raw lignin-containing biomass, and (ii) at least one ion-conducting co-monomer other than the bio-based monomer. Also disclosed herein are binders comprising the bio-based copolymer, electrodes comprising the binder, polymer electrolytes comprising the bio-based copolymer and an electrochemical device comprising an electrode in electrical contact with a polymer electrolyte, wherein at least one of the electrode and the polymer electrolyte comprises the bio-based copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Thomas H. Epps, III, Angela L. Holmberg, Kaleigh H. Nicastro, Shu Wang, Basudeb Saha, Li Shuai, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Melody A. Morris
  • Bio-based polymers from raw lignocellulosic biomass
    Patent number: 11525024
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of making polymerizable bio-based monomers containing one phenolic hydroxyl group which has been derivatized to provide at least one polymerizable functional group which is an ethylenically unsaturated functional group (such as a [meth]acrylate group), where the precursors of the polymerizable bio-based monomers are derived from raw lignin-containing biomass. Also disclosed herein are bio-based copolymers prepared from such bio-based monomers and a co-monomer, and methods of making and using such bio-based copolymers. In particular, the bio-based copolymers can be used as pressure sensitive adhesives, binders, and polymer electrolytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    Inventors: Thomas H. Epps, III, Angela L. Holmberg, Kaleigh H. Nicastro, Shu Wang, Basudeb Saha, Li Shuai, Dionisios G. Vlachos
  • BIO-BASED POLYMERS FROM RAW LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20190144590
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of making polymerizable bio-based monomers containing one phenolic hydroxyl group which has been derivatized to provide at least one polymerizable functional group which is an ethylenically unsaturated functional group (such as a [meth]acrylate group), where the precursors of the polymerizable bio-based monomers are derived from raw lignin-containing biomass. Also disclosed herein are bio-based copolymers prepared from such bio-based monomers and a co-monomer, and methods of making and using such bio-based copolymers. In particular, the bio-based copolymers can be used as pressure sensitive adhesives, binders, and polymer electrolytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Thomas H. Epps, III, Angela L. Holmberg, Kaleigh H. Nicastro, Shu Wang, Basudeb Saha, Li Shuai, Dionisios G. VLACHOS, Melody A. Morris