Patents by Inventor Leslie H. Wilson

Leslie H. Wilson 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).

  • Surface topographies for non-toxic bioadhesion control
    Patent number: 8997672
    Abstract: An article has a surface topography for resisting bioadhesion of organisms and includes a base article having a surface. A composition of the surface includes a polymer. The surface has a topography comprising a pattern defined by a plurality of spaced apart features attached to or projected into the base article. The plurality of features each have at least one microscale dimension and at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry. An average feature spacing between adjacent ones of the features is between 10 ?m and 100 ?m in at least a portion of the surface. The surface topography can be numerically represented using at least one sinusoidal function. In one embodiment, the surface can comprise a coating layer disposed on the base article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony B. Brennan, Ronald Howard Baney, Michelle Carman Turnage, Thomas G. Estes, Adam W. Feinberg, Leslie H. Wilson, James Frederick Schumacher
  • Surface Topographies for Non-Toxic Bioadhesion Control
    Publication number: 20100126404
    Abstract: An article has a surface topography for resisting bioadhesion of organisms and includes a base article having a surface. A composition of the surface includes a polymer. The surface has a topography comprising a pattern defined by a plurality of spaced apart features attached to or projected into the base article. The plurality of features each have at least one microscale dimension and at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry. An average feature spacing between adjacent ones of the features is between 10 ?m and 100 ?m in at least a portion of the surface. The surface topography can be numerically represented using at least one sinusoidal function. In one embodiment, the surface can comprise a coating layer disposed on the base article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony B. Brennan, Ronald Howard Baney, Michelle Carman Turnage, Thomas G. Estes, Adam W. Feinberg, Leslie H. Wilson, James Frederick Schumacher
  • Surface topographies for non-toxic bioadhesion control
    Patent number: 7650848
    Abstract: An article has a surface topography for resisting bioadhesion of organisms and includes a base article having a surface. A composition of the surface includes a polymer. The surface has a topography comprising a pattern defined by a plurality of spaced apart features attached to or projected into the base article. The plurality of features each have at least one microscale dimension and at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry. An average feature spacing between adjacent ones of the features is between 10 ?m and 100 ?m in at least a portion of the surface. The surface topography can be numerically represented using at least one sinusoidal function. In one embodiment, the surface can comprise a coating layer disposed on the base article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony B Brennan, Ronald H. Baney, Michelle L. Carman, Thomas G. Estes, Adam W. Feinberg, Leslie H. Wilson, James F. Schumacher
  • Surface topography for non-toxic bioadhesion control
    Patent number: 7143709
    Abstract: A coated surface for resisting or enhancing bioadhesion includes at least one patterned polymer including coating layer having a plurality of features attached to or projected into a base surface. The features each have at least one microscale (<1 mm) dimension and have at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry. The patterned coating layer preferably provides an average roughness factor (R) of from 4 to 50. The coating layer resists or enhances bioadhesion as compared to the base surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony B. Brennan, Ronald H. Baney, Michelle L. Carman, Thomas G. Estes, Adam W. Feinberg, Leslie H. Wilson, James F. Schumacher