Patents by Inventor Yuan Q. Rao

Yuan Q. Rao 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).

  • Article utilizing highly branched polymers to splay layered materials
    Patent number: 7166657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a splayed layered material comprising a layered material splayed with a highly branched polymer. Additional embodiments include a splayed layered material comprising a matrix polymer and layered material wherein said layered material is splayed with a highly branched polymer, an article comprising the splayed layered material in a matrix, and an exfoliated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Yuan Q. Rao, Jin-Shan Wang, Thomas N. Blanton, Samuel Chen, Robert J. Kress, Debasis Majumdar
  • Article utilizing highly branched polymers to splay layered materials
    Publication number: 20030203989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a splayed layered material comprising a layered material splayed with a highly branched polymer. Additional embodiments include a splayed layered material comprising a matrix polymer and layered material wherein said layered material is splayed with a highly branched polymer, an article comprising the splayed layered material in a matrix, and an exfoliated material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Yuan Q. Rao, Jin-Shan Wang, Thomas N. Blanton, Samuel Chen, Robert J. Kress, Debasis Majumdar