Patents by Inventor Mark Bernius

Mark Bernius 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).

  • Electronic Device Module Comprising Polyolefin Copolymer
    Publication number: 20080078445
    Abstract: An electronic device module comprising: A. At least one electronic device, e.g., a solar cell, and B. A polymeric material in intimate contact with at least one surface of the electronic device, the polymeric material comprising (1) a polyolefin copolymer with at least one of (a) a density of less than about 0.90 g/cc, (b) a 2% secant modulus of less than about 150 megaPascal (mPa) as measured by ASTM D-882-02), (c) a melt point of less than about 95 C, (d) an ?-olefin content of at least about 15 and less than about 50 wt % based on the weight of the polymer, (e) a Tg of less than about ?35 C, and (f) a SCBDI of at least about 50, (2) optionally, free radical initiator, e.g., a peroxide or azo compound, or a photoinitiator, e.g., benzophenone, and (3) optionally, a co-agent. Typically, the polyolefin copolymer is an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer. Optionally, the polymeric material can further comprise a vinyl silane and/or a scorch inhibitor, and the copolymer can remain uncrosslinked or be crosslinked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Rajen Patel, Shaofu Wu, Mark Bernius, Mohamed Esseghir, Robert McGee, Michael Mazor, John Naumovitz
  • Oral drug compliance monitoring using radio frequency identification tags
    Publication number: 20060289640
    Abstract: A device useful for oral drug delivery device consisting of: (a) a capsule, tablet or pill designed to disperse in the gastrointestinal system; (b) an RFID tag positioned in the capsule, tablet or pill, the RFID tag comprising an antenna; (c) an object selected from the group consisting of a magnet, a ferromagnetic object, a ferrite object and an electromagnetic shielding object positioned within, over or adjacent the antenna of the RFID tag to alter the antenna characteristics of the RFID tag so that if the RFID tag is interrogated before the capsule, tablet or pill disperses in the gastrointestinal system, the response of the RFID tag is sufficiently altered or attenuated to determine that the capsule, tablet or pill has not dispersed in the gastrointestinal system and so that if the RFID tag is interrogated after the capsule, tablet or pill has dispersed in the gastrointestinal system, the object separates from the RFID tag so that the response of the RFID tag is sufficiently detectable to determine that t
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Mercure, Kristine Danowski, Larry Sun, Robert Haley, Douglas White, Michelle Pressler, Susan Babinec, Flor Castillo, Jahne Simon, Paul Cranley, Malcolm Warren, Diedre Strand, Bettina Rosner, Robert Fletcher, Christopher Jones, Thomas Kalantar, Mark Bernius, W. McDougall, Mark Felix