Patents by Inventor Katherine C. Glasgow

Katherine C. Glasgow 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).

  • Radiation stable aromatic carbonate polymer compositions
    Patent number: 7374718
    Abstract: A composition comprising an aromatic carbonate polymer and an amount of at least one solid cyclic aliphatic alcohol stabilizing compound sufficient to inhibit yellowing of the composition upon exposure to a sterilizing radiation, wherein said stabilizing compound is selected from the group consisting of 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, and wherein said stabilizing compound is present in said composition in an amount of at least about 0.2 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said aromatic carbonate polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dibakar Dhara, Katherine C. Glasgow, Vikram Kumar