Patents by Inventor Xiaoyun Lai

Xiaoyun Lai 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).

  • Aqueous dispersions and methods of making same
    Patent number: 9242897
    Abstract: The present invention, in one aspect, provides aqueous dispersions of carbon nanotubes. In some embodiments such aqueous dispersions can be applied to fiber glass strands to impart one or more electrically conductive properties to the fiber glass strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoyun Lai, Richard J. Pavlekovsky, Matthew E. Wehrle
  • Aqueous Dispersions And Methods Of Making Same
    Publication number: 20100311872
    Abstract: The present invention, in one aspect, provides aqueous dispersions of carbon nanotubes. In some embodiments such aqueous dispersions can be applied to fiber glass strands to impart one or more electrically conductive properties to the fiber glass strands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Xiaoyun Lai, Richard J. Pavlekovsky, Matthew E. Wehrle
  • Conductive Fiber Glass Strands, Methods Of Making The Same, And Composites Comprising The Same
    Publication number: 20100310851
    Abstract: The present invention, in one aspect, provides a fiber glass strand comprising an electrically conductive structure comprising one or more glass fibers coated with a coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion, the aqueous dispersion comprising carbon nanotubes and a polymeric carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Xiaoyun Lai, Robert Montague, James Carl Peters, Dennis Gilmore
  • Polyamideimide composition with improved processability
    Patent number: 5344895
    Abstract: A polymer composition is disclosed which includes a polyamideimide polymer and a liquid crystalline polymer, wherein the amount of the liquid crystalline polymer is in an amount which significantly decreases the melt viscosity of the polyamideimide polymer while not significantly decreasing the mechanical properties of the polyamideimide polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts Lowell
    Inventors: Xiaoyun Lai, Dafang Zhao, Francis Lai