Patents by Inventor Kristin LaVelle Thunhorst

Kristin LaVelle Thunhorst 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).

  • Uncrosslinked foams made from emulsions
    Patent number: 7138436
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods for making uncrosslinked foams by polymerizing emulsions comprising a reactive phase and a phase immiscible with the reactive phase components. Foams made from water-in-oil emulsions, including high internal phase emulsion are disclosed. The foams may be polymized with photoinitiators, thermal initiators, or redox initiators. Articles and uses for the foams are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Lian Soon Tan, Kristin LaVelle Thunhorst
  • Foams made by photopolymerization of emulsions
    Patent number: 6573305
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods for making foams by photopolymerizing emulsions comprising a reactive phase and a phase immiscible with the reactive phase components. Foams made from water-in-oil emulsions, including high internal phase emulsion are disclosed. Articles and uses for the foams are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kristin LaVelle Thunhorst, Mark David Gehlsen, Robin Edgar Wright, Eric Wayne Nelson, Steven Dean Koecher, Douglas Gold
  • Uncrosslinked foams made from emulsions
    Publication number: 20030011092
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods for making uncrosslinked foams by polymerizing emulsions comprising a reactive phase and a phase immiscible with the reactive phase components. Foams made from water-in-oil emulsions, including high internal phase emulsion are disclosed. The foams may be polymized with photoinitiators, thermal initiators, or redox initiators. Articles and uses for the foams are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Lian Soon Tan, Kristin LaVelle Thunhorst
  • Foams containing functionalized metal oxide nanoparticles and methods of making same
    Patent number: 6462100
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods for making foams comprising functionalized metal oxide nanoparticles by photopolymerizing or thermally polymerizing emulsions comprising a reactive phase and a phase immiscible with the reactive phase components. Foams made from water-in-oil emulsions, including high internal phase emulsion are also disclosed. Articles and uses for the foams are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kristin LaVelle Thunhorst, Douglas Alan Hanggi
  • Foams containing functionalized metal oxide nanoparticles and methods of making same
    Patent number: 6353037
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods for making foams comprising functionalized metal oxide nanoparticles by photopolymerizing or thermally polymerizing emulsions comprising a reactive phase and a phase immiscible with the reactive phase components. Foams made from water-in-oil emulsions, including high internal phase emulsion are also disclosed. Articles and uses for the foams are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kristin LaVelle Thunhorst, Douglas Alan Hanggi
  • Foams containing functionalized metal oxide nanoparticles and methods of making same
    Publication number: 20020022672
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods for making foams comprising functionalized metal oxide nanoparticles by photopolymerizing or thermally polymerizing emulsions comprising a reactive phase and a phase immiscible with the reactive phase components. Foams made from water-in-oil emulsions, including high internal phase emulsion are also disclosed. Articles and uses for the foams are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kristin LaVelle Thunhorst, Douglas Alan Hanggi