Patents by Inventor Michael Thomas Odarczenko

Michael Thomas Odarczenko 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).

  • Self-healing coating
    Patent number: 10508204
    Abstract: Photo-protected microcapsules containing a photopolymer composition are dispersed in an epoxy coating to form an autonomic self-healing material. The capsule shell wall is formulated to protect the photopolymer composition from electromagnetic radiation exposure prior to rupture of the capsule shell, so that the photopolymer composition (e.g., a UV curable epoxy resin) remains active until triggered by damage to the capsule shell. Carbon black pigment is a suitable UV protector for the capsules. Upon sufficient damage to a region of the coating, the capsules will rupture and the photopolymer composition will fill and cure in and/or around the damaged region in the presence of electromagnetic radiation, achieving autonomic healing of the damaged coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Odarczenko, Scott R. White, Nancy R. Sottos
  • SELF-HEALING COATING
    Publication number: 20170158886
    Abstract: Photo-protected microcapsules containing a photopolymer composition are dispersed in an epoxy coating to form an autonomic self-healing material. The capsule shell wall is formulated to protect the photopolymer composition from electromagnetic radiation exposure prior to rupture of the capsule shell, so that the photopolymer composition (e.g., a UV curable epoxy resin) remains active until triggered by damage to the capsule shell. Carbon black pigment is a suitable UV protector for the capsules. Upon sufficient damage to a region of the coating, the capsules will rupture and the photopolymer composition will fill and cure in and/or around the damaged region in the presence of electromagnetic radiation, achieving autonomic healing of the damaged coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Odarczenko, Scott R. White, Nancy R. Sottos