W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc.

W. L. Gore & Assoc. Inc.

Robert L Henn

Benjamin Maynor

Jason P Rolland

Alex Ermoshkin

Edward J Daniel

Dilip R Abayasekara

Kathleen R Driskill

Kyle Henn

Robert Praino

Raymond B Minor

Gordon L McGregor

Gregory E Hannon

Anit Dutta

Jean Norvell

John J Bowser

Christian E Bailey

Dilip J Sakhpara

Peter L Brown

Christopher T Hyde

Glenn W Crowther

Kyle Matthew Benjamin Henn

Marlene M Dailey

Carol H Morell

A laminate nanomold includes a layer of perfluoropolyether defining a cavity that has a predetermined shape and a support layer coupled with the layer of perfluoropolyether. The laminate can also include a tie-layer coupling the layer of perfluoropolyether with the support layer. The tie-layer can also include a photocurable component and a thermal curable component. The cavity can have a broadest dimension of less than 500 nanometers.

Methods and materials for fabricating laminate nanomolds and nanoparticles therefrom

A system including a mold having a fluoropolymer wherein the mold defines a plurality of cavities having a predetermined shape and a cross-sectional dimension less than about 100 micrometers; a roller; a surface in cooperation with the roller to form a nip point configured to receive the mold, wherein the nip point is further configured to receive a substantially liquid composition and accelerate entry of the substantially liquid composition into the cavity. A method of forming particles including applying a substantially liquid composition to a mold, wherein the mold comprises a fluoropolymer and defines a plurality of cavities each having a broadest cross-sectional dimension of less than about 100 micrometers; nipping the mold between a roller and a surface such that the substantially liquid composition enters the cavities of the mold; and hardening the substantially liquid composition in the cavities of the mold to form a particle within each cavity, wherein the particle has a size and shape that substantially mimics the size and shape of the cavity of the mold.

System and method for producing particles and patterned films

Improved material and method for reflecting light in a photoinduction chamber is provided. The material comprises one or more layers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane. Employing an ePTFE membrane as a reflective surfaces is demonstrated as providing excellent diffuse reflective properties, especially in the ultraviolet and visible ranges of light. Additionally, the material of the present invention has many other properties that make it particularly desirable for use in various photoinduction chamber applications, including inertness, flexibility, ease in shaping and installation, etc.

Light reflectant surface for photoinduction chambers

Waterproof, breathable, flexible, seamless shaped articles, such as gloves or socks, are described which are made of a flexible layered composite comprising:

Three-dimensional, seamless waterproof breathable flexible composite

A fluid filtration material made of a porous substrate, e.g. a membrane or a fabric, that is coated with a fluorinated copolymer that contains recurring vinyl alcohol units that have been reacted with a monoepoxide to aid in preventing loss of hydrophilicity in the coated material.

Hydrophilic compositions with increased thermal resistance

An article of waterproof footwear and its method of manufacture are disclosed. The article of waterproof footwear has an upper containing a water-impermeable layer. The distal edge of the upper has a polymeric binding covering the distal edge and the inside and outside surfaces of the upper adjacent to the distal edge. The polymeric binding seals to a waterproof insole thereby effectively waterproofing the upper of the footwear. An outer sole is attached to the upper thereby forming the waterproof footwear. The method of manufacture allows production of a waterproof upper and the attachment to the upper of an outer sole, thereby forming the waterproof footwear of the invention.

Waterproof footwear

Normally hydrophobic fluoropolymer porous membranes having continuous pores are rendered hydrophilic by coating the pore interior with a mixture of at least one fluoroaliphatic surfactant and at least one hydrophilic but substantially water-insoluble polyurethane.

Hydrophilic membranes

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Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Robert L Henn