Patents by Inventor Keith Knutson

Keith Knutson 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: 20120213956
    Abstract: Described herein are fugitive hot melt adhesive compositions having a substantial weight percent of renewable plant-based content. The adhesive compositions impart high initial adhesive bond strength between an object and a substrate quickly after application in the molten state, wherein the adhesive bond strength is spontaneously substantially reduced to a very low or near zero level after a short time, for example between about 1 minute and 60 minutes after application. Methods of use and articles formed using the compositions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Adherent Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Bunnelle, Keith Knutson, Thomas H. Quinn
  • Patent number: 7622128
    Abstract: A preparation containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Porphyromonas gingivalis having a molecular negative mass ion of 1435 or 1449 is used as an immune system modulator to redirect a host's immune system against an antigen of interest. The 1435/1449 LPS preparation can be isolated from P. gingivalis or prepared as a derivative or mimetic thereof. The immunomodulating preparations of P. gingivalis 1435/1449 can be used as a vaccine adjuvant, and can be used to stimulate an immune response against a selected antigen associated with a disease of interest, such an antigen associated with a tumor, infectious disease, autoimmune disease, MHC antigen, or to modulate asthma or other inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Richard P. Darveau, Robert Reife, Keith Knutson
  • Publication number: 20070135563
    Abstract: Disclosed are adhesives and processes for preparing the same, comprising at least one first homogeneous ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, and optionally at least one tackifier, and optionally at least one plasticizer. The claimed adhesives are useful as adhesives such as are employed in various applications, such as in masking tape, clear office tape, labels, decals, bandages, decorative and protective sheets (such as shelf and drawer liners), floor tiles, sanitary napkin/incontinence device placement strips, sun control films, the joining of gaskets to automobile windows, packaging, bookbinding, construction of nonwoven articles, and insulation bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Eugene Simmons, William Bunnelle, David Malcolm, Keith Knutson, Thomas Harleysville, Mark Kroll, Michael Keehr, Deepak Parikh, Jimmy Allen, David Speth, Selim Yalvac, Malcolm Finlayson, Cyndi Rickey
  • Publication number: 20070134170
    Abstract: A preparation containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Porphyromonas gingivalis having a molecular negative mass ion of 1435 or 1449 is used as an immune system modulator to redirect a host's immune system against an antigen of interest. The 1435/1449 LPS preparation can be isolated from P. gingivalis or prepared as a derivative or mimetic thereof. The immunomodulating preparations of P. gingivalis 1435/1449 can be used as a vaccine adjuvant, and can be used to stimulate an immune response against a selected antigen associated with a disease of interest, such an antigen associated with a tumor, infectious disease, autoimmune disease, MHC antigen, or to modulate asthma or other inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Richard Darveau, Robert Reife, Keith Knutson