Patents by Inventor Wen K. Liu

Wen K. Liu 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).

  • Expandable functional TFE copolymer fine powder, expanded products and reacted products therefrom
    Patent number: 8937105
    Abstract: A functional TFE copolymer fine powder is described, wherein the TFE copolymer is a polymer of TFE and at least one functional comonomer, and wherein the TFE copolymer has functional groups that are pendant to the polymer chain. The functional TFE copolymer fine powder resin is paste extrudable and expandable. Methods for making the functional TFE copolymer are also described. The expanded functional TFE copolymer material may be post-reacted after expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Jack J. Hegenbarth, Xin Kang Chen, Rachel Radspinner, Paul D. Drumheller, William B. Johnson, Wen K. Liu
  • Expandable functional TFE copolymer fine powder, expanded products and reacted products therefrom
    Patent number: 8809407
    Abstract: A functional TFE copolymer fine powder is described, wherein the TFE copolymer is a polymer of TFE and at least one functional comonomer, and wherein the TFE copolymer has functional groups that are pendant to the polymer chain. The functional TFE copolymer fine powder resin is paste extrudable and expandable. Methods for making the functional TFE copolymer are also described. The expanded functional TFE copolymer material may be post-reacted after expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Jack J Hegenbarth, Xin Kang Chen, Rachel Radspinner, Paul D Drumheller, William B Johnson, Wen K Liu
  • Expandable functional TFE copolymer fine powder, expanded products and reacted products therefrom
    Patent number: 8802742
    Abstract: A functional TFE copolymer fine powder is described, wherein the TFE copolymer is a polymer of TFE and at least one functional comonomer, and wherein the TFE copolymer has functional groups that are pendant to the polymer chain. The functional TFE copolymer fine powder resin is paste extrudable and expandable. Methods for making the functional TFE copolymer are also described. The expanded functional TFE copolymer material may be post-reacted after expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Jack J Hegenbarth, Xin Kang Chen, Rachel Radspinner, Paul D Drumheller, William B Johnson, Wen K Liu
  • Expandable functional TFE copolymer fine powder, the expanded functional products obtained therefrom and reaction of the expanded products
    Patent number: 8658707
    Abstract: A functional TFE copolymer fine powder is described, wherein the TFE copolymer is a polymer of TFE and at least one functional comonomer, and wherein the TFE copolymer has functional groups that are pendant to the polymer chain. The functional TFE copolymer fine powder resin is paste extrudable and expandable. Methods for making the functional TFE copolymer are also described. The expanded functional TFE copolymer material may be post-reacted after expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Jack J. Hegenbarth, Rachel Radspinner, Paul D. Drumheller, William B. Johnson, Wen K. Liu, Xin Kang Chen
  • Expandable Functional TFE Copolymer Fine Powder, Expanded Products and Reacted Products Therefrom
    Publication number: 20140005286
    Abstract: A functional TFE copolymer fine powder is described, wherein the TFE copolymer is a polymer of TFE and at least one functional comonomer, and wherein the TFE copolymer has functional groups that are pendant to the polymer chain. The functional TFE copolymer fine powder resin is paste extrudable and expandable. Methods for making the functional TFE copolymer are also described. The expanded functional TFE copolymer material may be post-reacted after expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Jack J. Hegenbarth, Xin Kang Chen, Rachel Radspinner, Paul D. Drumheller, William B. Johnson, Wen K. Liu
  • Expandable Functional TFE Copolymer Fine Powder, the Expanded Functional Products Obtained Therefrom and Reaction of the Expanded Products
    Publication number: 20120035283
    Abstract: A functional TFE copolymer fine powder is described, wherein the TFE copolymer is a polymer of TFE and at least one functional comonomer, and wherein the TFE copolymer has functional groups that are pendant to the polymer chain. The functional TFE copolymer fine powder resin is paste extrudable and expandable. Methods for making the functional TFE copolymer are also described. The expanded functional TFE copolymer material may be post-reacted after expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Jack J. Hegenbarth, Rachel Radspinner, Paul D. Drumheller, William B. Johnson, Wen K. Liu, Xin Kang Chen
  • Expandable Functional TFE Copolymer Fine Powder, the Expanded Functional Products Obtained Therefrom and Reaction of the Expanded Products
    Publication number: 20110039960
    Abstract: A functional TFE copolymer fine powder is described, wherein the TFE copolymer is a polymer of TFE and at least one functional comonomer, and wherein the TFE copolymer has functional groups that are pendant to the polymer chain. The functional TFE copolymer fine powder resin is paste extrudable and expandable. Methods for making the functional TFE copolymer are also described. The expanded functional TFE copolymer material may be post-reacted after expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Jack J. Hegenbarth, Rachel Radspinner, Paul D. Drumheller, William B. Johnson, Wen K. Liu, Xin Kang Chen