Patents by Inventor Mark Croteau

Mark Croteau 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).

  • Patent number: 10898616
    Abstract: A peelable heat-shrink tubing includes a base polymer comprising fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), and at least one fluoropolymer coextruded with the base polymer. The peelable heat-shrink tubing may have a haze between about 40% and 80%, inclusive, and/or a total luminous transmittance between about 70% and 85%, inclusive. In some embodiments, the haze may be between about 50% and 70%, inclusive, and/or the total luminous transmittance may be less than about 80%. The base polymer may comprise FEP NP-130 and constitute between about 87.5% and 92.5% by composition of the peelable heat-shrink tubing, inclusive, and the at least one fluoropolymer may comprise ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) and constitute between about 7.5% and 12.5% by composition of the peelable heat-shrink tubing, inclusively. In some embodiments, the at least one fluoropolymer may comprise 7.5% of ETFE and 5% of perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA), each by composition of the peelable heat-shrink tubing, inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yow Chen, Mark Croteau