Patents by Inventor Sarah Anne Mazzella

Sarah Anne Mazzella 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).

  • Fluorinated POSS as alloying agents in nonfluorinated polymers
    Patent number: 7897667
    Abstract: A method of using fluorinated-nanostructured POSS chemicals as alloying agents for the reinforcement of polymer microstructures, including polymer coils, domains, chains, and segments, at the molecular level. Because of their tailorable compatibility with nonfluorinated polymers, nanostructured chemicals can be readily and selectively incorporated into polymers by direct blending processes. The incorporation of a nanostructured chemical into a polymer favorably impacts a multitude of polymer physical properties. Properties most favorably improved are surface properties, such as lubricity, contact angle, water repellency, deicing, surface tension, and abrasion resistance. Improved surface properties may be useful for applications such as anti-icing surfaces, non-wetting surfaces, low friction surfaces, self cleaning. Other properties improved include time dependent mechanical and thermal properties such as heat distortion, creep, compression set, shrinkage, modulus, hardness and biological compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hybrid Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Mabry, Timothy S. Haddad, Sarah Anne Mazzella, Sukhendu B. Hait, Joseph J. Schwab, Joseph D. Lichtenhan
  • Fluorinated POSS as alloying agents in nonfluorinated polymers
    Publication number: 20080221262
    Abstract: A method of using fluorinated-nanostructured POSS chemicals as alloying agents for the reinforcement of polymer microstructures, including polymer coils, domains, chains, and segments, at the molecular level. Because of their tailorable compatibility with nonfluorinated polymers, nanostructured chemicals can be readily and selectively incorporated into polymers by direct blending processes. The incorporation of a nanostructured chemical into a polymer favorably impacts a multitude of polymer physical properties. Properties most favorably improved are surface properties, such as lubricity, contact angle, water repellency, deicing, surface tension, and abrasion resistance. Improved surface properties may be useful for applications such as anti-icing surfaces, non-wetting surfaces, low friction surfaces, self cleaning. Other properties improved include time dependent mechanical and thermal properties such as heat distortion, creep, compression set, shrinkage, modulus, hardness and biological compatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph M. Mabry, Timothy S. Haddad, Sarah Anne Mazzella, Sukhendu B. Hait, Joseph J. Schwab, Joseph D. Lichtenhan