Patents by Inventor Kathyrn R. Bretscher

Kathyrn R. Bretscher 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).

  • Radiopaque cationically polymerizable compositions comprising a radiopacifying filler, and method for polymerizing same
    Patent number: 6465541
    Abstract: Polymerizable composition that include: (a) a cationically active functional group; (b) an initiation system capable of initiating cationic polymerization of the cationically active functional group; and (c) a filler composition that includes various radiopacifying fillers in an amount sufficient to render the polymerizable composition radiopaque. Components (a), (b), and (c) are selected such that the polymerizable composition polymerizes to form a polymerized composition having a Barcol hardness, measured using a GYZJ-935 meter, of at least 10 within 30 minutes following initiation of the cationically active functional group are a reaction temperature of 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kathyrn R. Bretscher, Richard P. Rusin, Sumita B. Mitra, Janis R. Gust, Cheryl A. Hayne, Dwight W. Jacobs, David A. Kaisaki
  • Radiopaque cationically polymerizable compositions comprising a radiopacifying filler, and method for polymerizing same
    Publication number: 20020002214
    Abstract: Polymerizable composition that include: (a) a cationically active functional group; (b) an initiation system capable of initiating cationic polymerization of the cationically active functional group; and (c) a filler composition that includes various radiopacifying fillers in an amount sufficient to render the polymerizable composition radiopaque. Components (a), (b), and (c) are selected such that the polymerizable composition polymerizes to form a polymerized composition having a Barcol hardness, measured using a GYZJ-935 meter, of at least 10 within 30 minutes following initiation of the cationically active functional group are a reaction temperature of 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kathyrn R. Bretscher, Richard P. Rusin, Sumita B. Mitra, Janis R. Gust, Cheryl A. Hayne, Dwight W. Jacobs, David A. Kaisaki
  • Radiopaque cationically polymerizable compositions comprising a radiopacifying filler, and method for polymerizing same
    Patent number: 6306926
    Abstract: Polymerizable compositions that include: (a) a cationically active functional group; (b) an initiation system capable of initiating cationic polymerization of the cationically active functional group; and (c) a filler composition that includes various radiopacifying fillers in an amount sufficient to render the polymerizable composition radiopaque. Components (a), (b), and (c) are selected such that the polymerizable composition polymerizes to form a polymerized composition having a Barcol hardness, measured using a GYZJ-935 meter, of at least 10 within 30 minutes following initiation of the cationically active functional group at a reaction temperature of 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kathyrn R. Bretscher, Richard P. Rusin, Bradley D. Craig, Sumita B. Mitra, Joel D. Oxman, Janis R. Gust, Cheryl A. Hayne, James W. Westberg, Matthew C. Trom, Brant U. Kolb, Dwight W. Jacobs, David A. Kaisaki, James A. Baker