Patents by Inventor Robert Andrew Cassidy

Robert Andrew Cassidy 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).

  • Patent number: 7651763
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device that provides controlled release of a fragrant or deodorizing substance: the fragrant or deodorizing substance being solubilized with an appropriate carrier solvent within a polymeric matrix. The layers function as protective barriers, semi-permeable membranes, fragrance reservoirs, and adhesives. The device is capable of delivering a fragrance at a controlled rate for a prolonged period of time through the gradual diffusion and release of fragrant material carried by a solvent from a reservoir system to the semi-permeable UV curable, oligomer composition acting a fragrance release regulator. Additionally, the UV curable, oligomeric composition that forms the reservoir and regulating layer can be engineered to be adhesive through cure inhibition. The method of cure inhibition can also be utilized to create internal areas of high and low cross link density to further control the release rate of a fragrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: David Allen Hutchings, Robert Bernard Fechter, Edward Gerard Toplikar, Raymond Scott Harvey, Robert Andrew Cassidy, Frances Ellen Lockwood, Wen-Chen Su
  • Publication number: 20080292578
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device that provides controlled release of a fragrant or deodorizing substance: the fragrant or deodorizing substance being solublized with an appropriate carrier solvent within a polymeric matrix. The layers function as protective barriers, semi-permeable membranes, fragrance reservoirs, and adhesives. The device is capable of delivering a fragrance at a controlled rate for a prolonged period of time through the gradual diffusion and release of fragrant material carried by a solvent from a reservoir system to the semi-permeable UV curable, oligomer composition acting a fragrance release regulator. Additionally, the UV curable, oligomeric composition that forms the reservoir and regulating layer can be engineered to be adhesive through cure inhibition. The method of cure inhibition can also be utilized to create internal areas of high and low cross link density to further control the release rate of a fragrance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: David Allen Hutchings, Robert Bernard Fechter, Edward Gerard Toplikar, Raymond Scott Harvey, Robert Andrew Cassidy, Frances Ellen Lockwood, Wen-Chen Su