Patents by Inventor Terri J. Carson

Terri J. Carson 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).

  • Curable epoxy resin compositions having improved adhesion to metal substrates and processes for making and using the same
    Patent number: 8877866
    Abstract: Thermosettable compositions are described having improved adhesion to metal substrates when cured comprising (a) at least one curable epoxy resin; (b) at least one hardener, each hardener having less than 1 primary amine group per molecule and not more than 1 secondary amine group per molecule, the hardener(s) comprising at least one polyhydroxy hydrocarbon, hydrocarbon capable of generating multiple hydroxy groups per molecule during curing of the thermosettable material, or poly(acid anhydride)hydrocarbon other than a blend of (1) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and a vinyl compound and (2) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and an elastomer, and (c) at least one triblock copolymer comprising at least one elastomeric block and at least one acrylic block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Terri J. Carson, Ludovic Valette
  • CURABLE EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED ADHESION TO METAL SUBSTRATES AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100068958
    Abstract: Thermosettable compositions are described having improved adhesion to metal substrates when cured comprising (a) at least one curable epoxy resin; (b) at least one hardener, each hardener having less than 1 primary amine group per molecule and not more than 1 secondary amine group per molecule, the hardener(s) comprising at least one polyhydroxy hydrocarbon, hydrocarbon capable of generating multiple hydroxy groups per molecule during curing of the thermosettable material, or poly(acid anhydride)hydrocarbon other than a blend of (1) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and a vinyl compound and (2) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride and an elastomer, and (c) at least one triblock copolymer comprising at least one elastomeric block and at least one acrylic block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Terri J. Carson, Ludovic Valette
  • Polymerization of non-fluorinated monomers in carbon dioxide
    Patent number: 6512062
    Abstract: A method of forming a water soluble polymer comprises polymerizing a non-fluorinated monomer in a reaction medium comprising carbon dioxide to form a water soluble polymer, wherein the polymerization is carried out in the presence of a surfactant that stabilizes the water soluble polymer in the reaction medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignees: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Joseph M. DeSimone, Terri J. Carson, Hiroshi Shiho, Jeremy Lizotte