Patents by Inventor Laurie N. Kroupa

Laurie N. Kroupa 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: 20140350176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing hydrophilic silicone gel adhesives by curing a silicone composition. The method includes forming the silicone composition by reacting a polyoxyethylene-organopolysiloxane copolymer having an average of at least 1 functional groups selected from, unsaturated hydrocarbon, hydroxyl, silanol, or combinations thereof and a polyoxyethylene-organopolysiloxane copolymer as cross-linker having an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule in the presence of a catalyst. The polyoxyethylene-organopolysiloxane copolymers react via hydrosilylation or coupling reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Dow Corning Taiwan Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Fisher, Roger A. Gibas, Laurie N. Kroupa, Kathryn E. Messner, Do-lung Pan, Randall G. Schmidt, Shengqing Xu
  • Publication number: 20140350278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of making a polymerizable hybrid polysiloxane or a polymerizable hybrid siloxane. The process includes reacting an organopolysiloxane or organosiloxane having an average of at least 3 silicon hydride (SiH) groups per molecule, a polyoxyethylene, and a catalyst. The process also optionally includes adding a stabilizer, a catalytic inhibitor, a solvent, and an unsaturated reactant selected from substituted and unsubstituted unsaturated organic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Dow Corning Taiwan Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Fisher, Roger A. Gibas, Laurie N. Kroupa, Kathryn E. Messner, Do-Lung Pan, Randall G. Schmidt, Christine A. Weber, Shengqing Xu