Patents by Inventor Wen K. Lui

Wen K. Lui 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
    Publication number: 20140018457
    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 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 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. Lui