Patents by Inventor LaShanda Korley

LaShanda Korley 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).

  • OXIDATIVE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF POLYMERS USING NON-THERMAL ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA
    Publication number: 20260159653
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for oxidizing polymers and waxes with a non-thermal atmospheric plasma process. Blends and articles containing the oxidized polymers and waxes are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Dionisios G. Vlachos, LaShanda Korley, Zoé O. G. Schyns, Darien Nguyen
  • Polymer composite and method of forming same
    Patent number: 9797075
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a polymer composite comprises a filler and a matrix. The filler comprises an electrospun polymer mat. The matrix comprises a polymer film. The filler is arranged to respond to stimuli by altering its mechanical properties. In one example, the mat can be electrospun from poly(vinyl alcohol), and the matrix can be formed from ethylene oxide-epichlorohydrin 1:1 copolymer. The filler can be arranged so that the tensile storage modulus of the polymer composite changes in response to the filler being exposed to a stimulus. In another example, the filler is about four percent by weight of the polymer composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: LaShanda Korley, David A. Stone, Gary E. Wnek, Nandula Wanasekara
  • POLYMER COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20150038038
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a polymer composite comprises a filler and a matrix. The filler comprises an electrospun polymer mat. The matrix comprises a polymer film. The filler is arranged to respond to stimuli by altering its mechanical properties. In one example, the mat can be electrospun from poly(vinyl alcohol), and the matrix can be formed from ethylene oxide-epichlorohydrin 1:1 copolymer. The filler can be arranged so that the tensile storage modulus of the polymer composite changes in response to the filler being exposed to a stimulus. In another example, the filler is about four percent by weight of the polymer composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: LaShanda Korley, David A. Stone, Gary E. Wnek, Nandula Wanasekara