Patents by Inventor Lian Richard Hutchings

Lian Richard Hutchings 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: 20220177693
    Abstract: The present invention concerns block and/or tapered block copolymers comprising pendant hydrocarbyl, trisubstituted epoxide-containing moieties, and methods of preparing these and their precursors. The invention also concerns curable compositions comprising such copolymers as modified solution styrene butadiene rubbers and silica and/or carbon black and articles formed from curing these formulations. Such articles may be tyres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Lian Richard Hutchings
  • Patent number: 9487631
    Abstract: A polymer comprising a bulk polymer or copolymer PB together with an amount of a polymer-dendron additive D-PD of formula (I): is provided, such that the polymer comprises from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: University of Durham
    Inventors: Lian Richard Hutchings, William James Feast, Richard Lewis Thompson, Amilcar Pillay-Narrainen
  • Publication number: 20100036054
    Abstract: A polymer comprising a bulk polymer or copolymer PB together with an amount of a polymer-dendron additive D-PD of formula (I): is provided, such that the polymer comprises from 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
    Inventors: Lian Richard Hutchings, William James Feast, Richard Lewis Thompson, Amilcar Pillay-Narrainen