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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
Applicants:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
The Texas A&m University System, College Station, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jennifer N. Rodriguez, Lathrop, CA (US);
Duncan J. Maitland, College Station, TX (US);
Thomas S. Wilson, San Leandro, CA (US);
Assignees:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, College Station, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/56 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/32 (2006.01); C08G 18/32 (2006.01); C08G 18/73 (2006.01); C08G 101/00 (2006.01); C08J 9/38 (2006.01); C08L 75/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/5663 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); B29C 66/02242 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 5/32 (2013.01); C08G 18/3228 (2013.01); C08G 18/3278 (2013.01); C08G 18/3284 (2013.01); C08G 18/73 (2013.01); C08J 9/38 (2013.01); C08L 75/04 (2013.01); A61L 2400/16 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0045 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/046 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0093 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0278 (2013.01); B32B 2266/08 (2013.01); B32B 2535/00 (2013.01); C08G 2101/00 (2013.01); C08J 2205/052 (2013.01); C08J 2207/10 (2013.01); C08J 2375/04 (2013.01); C08L 2201/12 (2013.01); C08L 2203/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Polymeric based closed cell foams, such as shape memory polymer foams, contain bubbles. Making these bubbles continuous is called reticulation. Disclosed are embodiments of a device and method to controllably reticulate polymer-based closed cell foams by puncturing the membranes of these polymer-based closed cell foams.