Patents by Inventor Shiraz A. Kathiriya

Shiraz A. Kathiriya 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).

  • Water-activated casting material
    Patent number: 4502479
    Abstract: An orthopedic casting material is disclosed having improved strength and porosity characteristics. The casting material comprises a fabric which is made from a high modulus fiber and has a thickness between 0.020 and 0.045 inches and a mesh size of 20 to 200 openings per square inch. The fabric is impregnated with a reactive resin which hardens by wetting with a curing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Donald C. Garwood, Shiraz A. Kathiriya
  • Catechol-based vapor permeation curable coating compositions
    Patent number: 4366193
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coating composition rapidly curable at room temperature in the presence of a vaporous tertiary amine catalyst which comprises catechol or a catechol derivative, a multi-isocyanate curing agent, and preferably a fugitive organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Assignee: Ashland Oil, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Linden, Shiraz A. Kathiriya