Patents by Inventor Stefanie M. Gravano-Doerffler

Stefanie M. Gravano-Doerffler 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).

  • Adhesive manufacturing process, adhesive, and article
    Patent number: 9243170
    Abstract: An adhesive manufacturing process, an adhesive, and an article are disclosed. The adhesive manufacturing process includes mixing THV with a polar aprotic solvent and sodium azide to form an adhesive having an azide group. The mixing is at about the melting point of the THV for a duration of at least about 24 hours. The adhesive includes THV having an azide group. The article includes a substrate and an adhesive positioned on the substrate, the adhesive comprising THV having an azide group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Stefanie M. Gravano-Doerffler
  • Adhesive Manufacturing Process, Adhesive, and Article
    Publication number: 20150056445
    Abstract: An adhesive manufacturing process, an adhesive, and an article are disclosed. The adhesive manufacturing process includes mixing THV with a polar aprotic solvent and sodium azide to form an adhesive having an azide group. The mixing is at about the melting point of the THV for a duration of at least about 24 hours. The adhesive includes THV having an azide group. The article includes a substrate and an adhesive positioned on the substrate, the adhesive comprising THV having an azide group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Stefanie M. Gravano-Doerffler
  • Methods of making reversible crosslinked polymers and related methods
    Patent number: 8895667
    Abstract: Methods are provided for making reversible crosslinked polymers. Exemplary methods comprise reacting first and second thermoplastic polymers having non-hindered olefins in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a crosslinked polymer. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise providing a crosslink promoting additive to improve the strength of the crosslinked polymer. In some embodiments, the methods comprise decrosslinking a crosslinked polymer through a metathesis or an ozonolysis reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Ellsworth, Stefanie M. Gravano-Doerffler
  • Methods of making reversible crosslinked polymers and related methods
    Publication number: 20110015350
    Abstract: Methods are provided for making reversible crosslinked polymers. Exemplary methods comprise reacting first and second thermoplastic polymers having non-hindered olefins in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a crosslinked polymer. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise providing a crosslink promoting additive to improve the strength of the crosslinked polymer. In some embodiments, the methods comprise decrosslinking a crosslinked polymer through a metathesis or an ozonolysis reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Ellsworth, Stefanie M. Gravano-Doerffler