Patents by Inventor MATTHEW K. MCBRIDE

MATTHEW K. MCBRIDE 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).

  • COMPOSITION FOR REVERSIBLE POLYMERIZATION OF THIOESTER AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240124645
    Abstract: Described herein is a composition for producing a thiol-ene covalent adaptable network (CAN) polymer. The composition includes a first monomer including at least one thiol group; and a second monomer including at least one anhydride functional group and at least one alkene functional group. Also described herein are a polymer produced from the composition, a method of producing the polymer using the composition, a method of fabricating a polymer article using the composition, as well as a method of degrading the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher N. Bowman, Brady T. Worrell, Juan J. Hernandez, Matthew K. McBride, Sijia Huang, Maciej Podgorski
  • NETWORK POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20230119934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to covalent adaptable networks (CANs) having exchangeable crosslinks which are able to undergo repeated covalent bond reshuffling through photo-activation at ambient temperatures. The invention provides covalent adaptable network forming compositions as well as methods of forming, remolding and recycling the CANs of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER N. BOWMAN, BRADY T. WORRELL, GAYLA BERG LYON, MATTHEW K. MCBRIDE, CHEN WANG
  • Network polymers and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 11535713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to covalent adaptable networks (CANs) having exchangeable crosslinks that are able to undergo repeated covalent bond reshuffling through photo-activation at ambient temperatures. The invention provides covalent adaptable network forming compositions as well as methods of forming, remolding and recycling the CANs of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Christopher N. Bowman, Brady T. Worrell, Gayla Berg Lyon, Matthew K. McBride, Chen Wang
  • PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE THERMOPLASTICS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20220315706
    Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure relates to compositions comprising semicrystalline, linear photopolymers that possesses extraordinary mechanical properties for application in 3D printing. The photopolymers are rapidly fabricated using low viscosity liquids at ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER N. BOWMAN, MARVIN DION ALIM, MATTHEW K. MCBRIDE, KIMBERLY KAY-CHILDRESS, JUAN J. HERNANDEZ, JEFFREY W. STANSBURY
  • NETWORK POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20220119567
    Abstract: The present invention provides in one aspect holographic materials comprising a covalent adaptable networks (CAN) matrix that has exchangeable crosslinks, and at least one writing monomer, wherein upon exposure to a stimulus, the holographic material can undergo photopolymerization and serve as a recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER N. BOWMAN, MATTHEW K. MCBRIDE, BRADY T. WORRELL, MARVIN DION ALIM, ROBERT R. MCLEOD
  • NETWORK POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20210292482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to covalent adaptable networks (CANs) having exchangeable crosslinks that are able to undergo repeated covalent bond reshuffling through photo-activation at ambient temperatures. The invention provides covalent adaptable network forming compositions as well as methods of forming, remolding and recycling the CANs of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER N. BOWMAN, BRADY T. WORRELL, GAYLA BERG LYON, MATTHEW K. MCBRIDE, CHEN WANG