Patents by Inventor Kelly M. SUTKO

Kelly M. SUTKO 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).

  • ACETOACETYLATED AND (METH)ACRYLATED RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND THERMOSETS AND FOAMS THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20210171720
    Abstract: The invention relates to acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and an acetoacetate ester. The invention also relates to (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and a (meth)acrylic compound. The invention also relates to methods of making the acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to curable coating compositions comprising the acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to methods of making the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of applying curable coating compositions of the invention to substrates. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising a curable coating composition of the invention and a method of making such article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dean C. WEBSTER, Eric M. KRALL, Kelly M. SUTKO, Alexander T. HART, Karan BANSAL, Mohiuddin QUADIR
  • Acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated lignin and thermosets therefrom
    Patent number: 10851244
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and an acetoacetate ester. The invention also relates to novel (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and a (meth)acrylic compound. The invention also relates to methods of making the novel acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions and the novel (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to curable coating compositions comprising the novel acetoacetylated lignin resin composition or (meth)acrylated lignin resin composition. The invention also relates to methods of making the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of applying curable coating compositions of the invention to substrates. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising a curable coating composition of the invention and a method of making such article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dean C. Webster, Eric Krall, Kelly M. Sutko
  • ACETOACETYLATED AND (METH)ACRYLATED LIGNIN AND THERMOSETS THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20180305550
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and an acetoacetate ester. The invention also relates to novel (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and a (meth)acrylic compound. The invention also relates to methods of making the novel acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions and the novel (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to curable coating compositions comprising the novel acetoacetylated lignin resin composition or (meth)acrylated lignin resin composition. The invention also relates to methods of making the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of applying curable coating compositions of the invention to substrates. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising a curable coating composition of the invention and a method of making such article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Dean C. WEBSTER, Eric KRALL, Kelly M. SUTKO