Patents by Inventor Mark Geoghegan

Mark Geoghegan 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).

  • ADHESIVE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20090026407
    Abstract: A reversibly adhesive combination comprising a first component having a first surface and a second component having a second surface, the respective components being adhesively attachable when said surfaces are in contact and the combination is subject to environmental conditions of a first type and the components being separable when the combination is subject to environmental conditions of a second type wherein the first and second components respectively comprise oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. Typically the polyelectrolytes are respectively a polyacid and a polybase. Typically the environmental conditions are represented by pH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: The University of Sheffield
    Inventors: Michael Ralph Tomlinson, Mark Geoghegan, Rita La Spina