Patents by Inventor Michael Keith Hearon, II

Michael Keith Hearon, II 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
    Patent number: 9540481
    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 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Wilson, Michael Keith Hearon, II, Jane P. Bearinger