Patents by Inventor Samuel C. Ugbolue

Samuel C. Ugbolue 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: 8772187
    Abstract: Auxetic fabric structures, of the sort which can be useful in conjunction with composite materials, and related methods of fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ugbolue, Yong K. Kim, Steven B. Warner, Qinguo Fan, Chen-Lu Yang, Olena Kyzymchuk
  • Publication number: 20110046715
    Abstract: Auxetic fabric structures, of the sort which can be useful in conjunction with composite materials, and related methods of fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ugbolue, Yong K. Kim, Steven B. Warner, Qinguo Fan, Chen-Lu Yang, Olena Kyzymchuk
  • Publication number: 20040068807
    Abstract: The invention relates to new methods of dyeing polymers. The methods include dispersing nanomaterials into the polymers to form polymer nanocomposites, and dyeing the polymer nanocomposites with a dye. The invention also relates to dyed polymers thus obtained and articles made from these dyed polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicants: University of Massachusetts, a Massachusetts corporation, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a Nebraska corporation
    Inventors: Qinguo Fan, Yiqi Yang, Samuel C. Ugbolue, Alton R. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6646026
    Abstract: The invention relates to new methods of dyeing polymers. The methods include dispersing nanomaterials into the polymers to form polymer nanocomposites, and dyeing the polymer nanocomposites with a dye. The invention also relates to dyed polymers thus obtained and articles made from these dyed polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Qinguo Fan, Yiqi Yang, Samuel C. Ugbolue, Alton R Wilson
  • Publication number: 20030158293
    Abstract: The invention relates to new methods of dyeing polymers. The methods include dispersing nanomaterials into the polymers to form polymer nanocomposites, and dyeing the polymer nanocomposites with a dye. The invention also relates to dyed polymers thus obtained and articles made from these dyed polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Qinguo Fan, Yiqi Yang, Samuel C. Ugbolue, Alton R. Wilson