Patents by Inventor Yong-Kuang Gong

Yong-Kuang Gong 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).

  • Antifouling hydrogels, coatings, and methods of synthesis and use thereof
    Patent number: 8796394
    Abstract: The invention provides an antifouling hydrogel comprising an effective amount of antifouling polymer modified with a compound containing catechol functional groups to yield a modified antifouling polymer comprising at least one catechol functional end group; and an effective amount of at least one oxidizing reagent, wherein the at least one oxidizing reagent reacts with the modified antifouling polymer to provide a modified antifouling polymer comprising at least one oxidized catechol end group, wherein an antifouling hydrogel is provided. Methods of synthesis, methods of use and kits of the antifouling hydrogel are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Phillip B. Messersmith, Jose Rivera, Yong-Kuang Gong
  • ANTIFOULING HYDROGELS, COATINGS, AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110052788
    Abstract: The invention provides an antifouling hydrogel comprising an effective amount of antifouling polymer modified with a compound containing catechol functional groups to yield a modified antifouling polymer comprising at least one catechol functional end group; and an effective amount of at least one oxidizing reagent, wherein the at least one oxidizing reagent reacts with the modified antifouling polymer to provide a modified antifouling polymer comprising at least one oxidized catechol end group, wherein an antifouling hydrogel is provided. Methods of synthesis, methods of use and kits of the antifouling hydrogel are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Phillip B. Messersmith, Jose Rivera, Yong-Kuang Gong