Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser – Synthetic resins – Cellular products or processes of preparing a cellular...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Eashoo, Mark (Department: 1767)
Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser
Synthetic resins
Cellular products or processes of preparing a cellular...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07960442
ABSTRACT:
Substantially or roughly spherical micellar structures useful in the formation of nanoporous materials by templating are disclosed. A roughly spherical micellar structure is formed by organization of one or more spatially unsymmetric organic amphiphilic molecules. Each of those molecules comprises a branched moiety and a second moiety. The branched moiety can form part of either the core or the surface of the spherical micellar structure, depending on the polarity of the environment. The roughly spherical micellar structures form in a thermosetting polymer matrix. They are employed in a templating process whereby the amphiphilic molecules are dispersed in the polymer matrix, the matrix is cured, and the porogens are then removed, leaving nanoscale pores.
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Cha Jennifer Nam
Dubois Geraud Jean-Michel
Hedrick James Lupton
Kim Ho-cheol
Lee Victor Yee-Way
Bozicevic Field & Francis LLP
Eashoo Mark
International Business Machines - Corporation
McCulley Megan
Rutenberg Isaac M.
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