Patents by Inventor Michael Keith Hearon

Michael Keith Hearon 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).

  • POST POLYMERIZATION CURE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20240287240
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • Post polymerization cure shape memory polymers
    Patent number: 11958932
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • POST POLYMERIZATION CURE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20230141620
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • Post polymerization cure shape memory polymers
    Patent number: 11530291
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • POST POLYMERIZATION CURE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20210070918
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • Post polymerization cure shape memory polymers
    Patent number: 10494470
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • POST POLYMERIZATION CURE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20170198080
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • Post polymerization cure shape memory polymers
    Patent number: 8883871
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger
  • Post Polymerization Cure Shape Memory Polymers
    Publication number: 20110275726
    Abstract: This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, Jane P. Bearinger