Patents by Inventor Kenneth Boone Wagener
Kenneth Boone Wagener 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).
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Patent number: 9724686Abstract: A sulfonated polyethylene is achieved where a polymethylene backbone with substituted methylene units having one or two sulfonic acid groups or salts of the sulfonic acid groups periodically, quasiperiodically, or quasirandomly separated from each other by unsubstituted methylene units along the polymer backbone. The sulfonated polyethylene is prepared by suspending a sulfonated ester polyethylene in a polar aprotic non-solvent, whereupon the addition of a strong base saponifies the esters with the dissolving of the resulting sulfonated polyethylene having salts of sulfonic acid groups.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: Taylor W. Gaines, Kenneth Boone Wagener
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Patent number: 9409850Abstract: Olefin metathesis between an acrylate monomer and a polyene comprising molecule or polymer is employed as a method of cross-metathesizing or depolymerizing the molecule. The metathesis reaction forms a telechelic acrylate molecule that is a monomer, oligomer or polymer. The telechelic acrylate molecule can be employed as a monomer for condensation polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: Kenneth Boone Wagener, Michael Schulz
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Publication number: 20160129436Abstract: A sulfonated polyethylene is achieved where a polymethylene backbone with substituted methylene units having one or two sulfonic acid groups or salts of the sulfonic acid groups periodically, quasiperiodically, or quasirandomly separated from each other by unsubstituted methylene units along the polymer backbone. The sulfonated polyethylene is prepared by suspending a sulfonated ester polyethylene in a polar aprotic non-solvent, whereupon the addition of a strong base saponifies the esters with the dissolving of the resulting sulfonated polyethylene having salts of sulfonic acid groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Taylor W. Gaines, Kenneth Boone Wagener
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Publication number: 20150232406Abstract: Olefin metathesis between an acrylate monomer and a polyene comprising molecule or polymer is employed as a method of cross-metathesizing or depolymerizing the molecule. The metathesis reaction forms a telechelic acrylate molecule that is a monomer, oligomer or polymer. The telechelic acrylate molecule can be employed as a monomer for condensation polymerization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Kenneth Boone Wagener, Michael Schulz
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Patent number: 8540976Abstract: A poly(non-conjugated diene) based sunscreen has a plurality of repeating units where each repeating unit has at least one UV absorbing chromophore that is situated between and connected by chains to two mono-ene units where each UV absorbing chromophore absorb UVA and UVB light. The poly(non-conjugated diene) based sunscreen can be included with a vehicle for application to the skin to prevent sunburn. The poly(non-conjugated diene) based sunscreen can be prepared by acyclic diene metathesis polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: James Klein Leonard, Kenneth Berry Sloan, Kenneth Boone Wagener
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Publication number: 20120009133Abstract: A poly(non-conjugated diene) based sunscreen has a plurality of repeating units where each repeating unit has at least one UV absorbing chromophore that is situated between and connected by chains to two mono-ene units where each UV absorbing chromophore absorb UVA and UVB light. The poly(non-conjugated diene) based sunscreen can be included with a vehicle for application to the skin to prevent sunburn. The poly(non-conjugated diene) based sunscreen can be prepared by acyclic diene metathesis polymerization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: James Klein Leonard, Kenneth Berry Sloan, Kenneth Boone Wagener
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Patent number: 7858710Abstract: A method of preparing periodic, semi-periodic, or semi-random polyethylene-co-acrylic acid or polyethylene-co-methacrylic acid involves polymerizing 1-alkoxyalkyl ester substituted ?,?-dienes, and/or 1-alkoxyalkyl ester substituted cycloalkenes via olefin metathesis reactions followed by hydrogenation of the alkylene units and subsequently hydrolyzed to the desired polyethylene-co-acrylic acid or polyethylene-co-methacrylic acid. The polyethylene-co-acrylic acid or polyethylene-co-methacrylic acid can then be converted to ionomers by exchange with a monomeric carboxylate salt.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Boone Wagener, Travis W. Baughman
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Publication number: 20100255050Abstract: The present invention concerns an acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) chemistry-based method of making polymers incorporating biologically active molecules, and the polymers formed thereby. Functionalized polymers prepared by this method can be used to produce a broad range of commercially important products such as drag delivery agents (prodrugs), chromatography reagents (e.g., for use in separatory reagents), biomimetics, and biodegradable synthetic polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: James Klein Leonard, Kenneth Boone Wagener
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Publication number: 20090306319Abstract: A method of preparing periodic, semi-periodic, or semi-random polyethylene-co-acrylic acid or polyethylene-co-methacrylic acid involves polymerizing 1-alkoxyalkyl ester substituted ?,?-dienes, and/or 1-alkoxyalkyl ester substituted cycloalkenes via olefin metathesis reactions followed by hydrogenation of the alkylene units and subsequently hydrolyzed to the desired polyethylene-co-acrylic acid or polyethylene-co-methacrylic acid. The polyethylene-co-acrylic acid or polyethylene-co-methacrylic acid can then be converted to ionomers by exchange with a monomeric carboxylate salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: University of Flordia Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Boone Wagener, Travis W. Baughman
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Patent number: 5808126Abstract: A method for preparing an .alpha.,.omega.-silyl terminated branched polyalkenylenes and polyolefins is provided. The method involves:(I) reacting a mixture comprising(A) at least one branched acyclic diene, and(B) at least one alkenylsilane in the presence of an acid free metathesis catalyst system to produce an .alpha.,.omega.-silyl terminated branched polyalkenylene; or(I) reacting a mixture of(A) at least one cycloolefin, and(B) at least one alkenylsilane in the presence of an acid free metathesis catalyst system to produce an .alpha.,.omega.-silyl terminated branched polyalkenylene. The .alpha.,.omega.-silyl terminated branched polyalkenylene produced by these methods may be hydrogenated to produce an .alpha.,.omega.-silyl terminated branched polyolefin.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1997Date of Patent: September 15, 1998Assignees: Dow Corning Corporation, The University of FloridaInventors: Krystyna Regina Brzezinska, Gary Thomas Burns, Russell Keith King, Kenneth Boone Wagener
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Patent number: 4102867Abstract: The disperse dyeability and moisture absorbency of a fiber and film forming poly(ethylene phthalate) ester is improved by including a hydantoin alcohol, hydantoin diacid, or a diester as a comonomer in the mixture of a phthalic acid or diester thereof and ethylene glycol to produce a random copolyester. The dyed fibers are useful for making various kinds of fabrics and articles made therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1976Date of Patent: July 25, 1978Assignee: Akzona IncorporatedInventors: Harold Roy Penton, Jr., Kenneth Boone Wagener
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Patent number: 4053441Abstract: This invention relates to hydantoin polyamide-poly(oxyethylene) block copolymers which have good thermal stability and an increased hydrophilicity of the polyamide blocks, and which can be used as an additive to polyamides, resulting in improved antistatic properties of the polyamides.The formula for a typical copolymer is: ##STR1## IN WHICH X IS 2 TO 5, Y IS ABOUT 23, AND Z IS 2 TO 3.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1976Date of Patent: October 11, 1977Assignee: Akzona IncorporatedInventors: Kenneth Boone Wagener, Bron Walter Spivey, Jr., James Mood Chapman, Jr.