Patents by Inventor Sara Macklin

Sara Macklin 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).

  • SILANE COATING COMPOSITIONS, COATING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120148852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coating systems and coating systems on substrates. In an embodiment, the invention includes an article including a substrate, a base layer disposed on the substrate, the base layer comprising a silane compound with a photoreactive group, or the reaction product of a silane compound with a photoreactive group, and a polymer layer disposed on the base layer, the polymer layer comprising a polymer terminally anchored to the base layer. In an embodiment, the invention includes a coating for an article. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of depositing a coating onto a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SURMODICS, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Jelle, Sara Macklin, Robert W. Hergenrother
  • Silane Coating Compositions, Coating Systems, and Methods
    Publication number: 20070141365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coating systems and coating systems on substrates. In an embodiment, the invention includes an article including a substrate, a base layer disposed on the substrate, the base layer comprising a silane compound with a photoreactive group, or the reaction product of a silane compound with a photoreactive group, and a polymer layer disposed on the base layer, the polymer layer comprising a polymer terminally anchored to the base layer. In an embodiment, the invention includes a coating for an article. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of depositing a coating onto a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce Jelle, Sara Macklin, Robert Hergenrother