Patents by Inventor Sirun Yang

Sirun Yang 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).

  • POLYMER GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE MANIPULATION VIA Z/E HYDRAZONE PHOTOSWITCHING
    Publication number: 20230125498
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of changing the glass transition temperature of a polymer. In some embodiments, the polymer includes at least one hydrazone-containing compound. In general, the methods of the present disclosure include one or more of the following steps of: (1) applying light to the polymer; and (2) thereby changing the glass transition temperature of the polymer. In another embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a polymer having a light-adjustable glass transition temperature. In some embodiments, the polymer includes at least one hydrazone-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Ivan Abrahamian, Sirun Yang, Laura L. Jeliazkov, Jared D. Harris
  • Polymer glass transition temperature manipulation via Z/E hydrazone photoswitching
    Patent number: 11566089
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of changing the glass transition temperature of a polymer. In some embodiments, the polymer includes at least one hydrazone-containing compound. In general, the methods of the present disclosure include one or more of the following steps of: (1) applying light to the polymer; and (2) thereby changing the glass transition temperature of the polymer. In another embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a polymer having a light-adjustable glass transition temperature. In some embodiments, the polymer includes at least one hydrazone-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
    Inventors: Ivan Abrahamian, Sirun Yang, Laura L. Jeliazkov, Jared D. Harris
  • POLYMER GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE MANIPULATION VIA Z/E HYDRAZONE PHOTOSWITCHING
    Publication number: 20210079134
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of changing the glass transition temperature of a polymer. In some embodiments, the polymer includes at least one hydrazone-containing compound. In general, the methods of the present disclosure include one or more of the following steps of: (1) applying light to the polymer; and (2) thereby changing the glass transition temperature of the polymer. In another embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a polymer having a light-adjustable glass transition temperature. In some embodiments, the polymer includes at least one hydrazone-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Ivan Aprahamian, Sirun Yang, Laura L. Jeliazkov, Jared D. Harris