Patents by Inventor Vanessa Shaffer

Vanessa Shaffer 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).

  • FOAM PRECURSOR AND FOAM WITH BIODEGRADABLE COPOLYMER AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20260035524
    Abstract: A foam precursor, a foam, and methods for making the foam precursor and the foam is described. The foam includes unmodified starch, polybutylene adipate-co-therephthalate (PBAT), and water. A PBAT weight percent representative of the PBAT included in the foam precursor is from 10% to 40%. A water weight percent representative of the water included in the foam precursor is from 1% to 14%. The PBAT weight percent is greater than the water weight percent. A density of the foam is from 10 kg/m3 to 80 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: Cruz Foam, Inc.
    Inventors: WILLIAM THOMAS LEWCZYK, JOHN SELBERG, JUAN MANUEL BRAVO, NICHOLAS CESARIO, MAXWELL TALBOT, JULIA ROSS, MAANAS MAHESHWARI, DYLAN BROWN, VANESSA SHAFFER
  • Foam precursor and foam with biodegradable copolymer and methods thereof
    Patent number: 12473413
    Abstract: A foam precursor, a foam, and methods for making the foam precursor and the foam is described. The foam precursor includes unmodified starch, polybutylene adipate-co-therephthalate (PBAT), and water. A PBAT weight percent representative of the PBAT included in the foam precursor is from 10% to 40%. A starch weight percent representative of the unmodified starch included in the foam precursor is greater than the PBAT weight percent. A water weight percent representative of the water included in the foam precursor is 20% or less. The PBAT weight percent is greater than the water weight percent. A density of the foam precursor is from 400 kg/m3 to 1500 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Cruz Foam, Inc.
    Inventors: William Thomas Lewczyk, John Selberg, Juan Manuel Bravo, Nicholas Cesario, Maxwell Talbot, Julia Ross, Maanas Maheshwari, Dylan Brown, Vanessa Shaffer
  • FOAM PRECURSOR AND FOAM WITH BIODEGRADABLE COPOLYMER AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250129225
    Abstract: A foam precursor, a foam, and methods for making the foam precursor and the foam is described. The foam precursor includes unmodified starch, polybutylene adipate-co-therephthalate (PBAT), and water. A PBAT weight percent representative of the PBAT included in the foam precursor is from 10% to 40%. A starch weight percent representative of the unmodified starch included in the foam precursor is greater than the PBAT weight percent. A water weight percent representative of the water included in the foam precursor is 20% or less. The PBAT weight percent is greater than the water weight percent. A density of the foam precursor is from 400 kg/m3 to 1500 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: William Thomas Lewczyk, John Selberg, Juan Manuel Bravo, Nicholas Cesario, Maxwell Talbot, Julia Ross, Maanas Maheshwari, Dylan Brown, Vanessa Shaffer