Patents by Inventor Wesley M. Germon, Jr.

Wesley M. Germon, Jr. 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).

  • Block copolymer dispersion stabilizer and aqueous dispersion polymerization therewith
    Patent number: 4385164
    Abstract: A block copolymer dispersion stabilizer for use in the aqueous dispersion polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprises at least two blocks linked by chemical valences. At least one of the blocks is hydrophilic (water soluble) and at least another of said blocks is hydrophobic (water insoluble). The hydrophobic block can contain a plurality of similar or dissimilar pendent groups having chemically reactive functionality. Examples of such groups are epoxy groups and ethylenically unsaturated bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard G. Sinclair, David L. Berry, George E. Cremeans, Richard A. Markle, Wesley M. Germon, Jr.