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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:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
David P Vanderbilt, Birmingham, AL (US);
Donald R Cowsar, Birmingham, AL (US);
Richard L Dunn, Fort Collins, CO (US);
James P English, Birmingham, AL (US);
Assignee:
Sharpoint L.P., Reading, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528354 ; 528335 ;
Abstract
Biodegradable polyamides, useful as absorable sutures and as controlled release binder materials, are prepared by condensing 4,4'-spirobibutyrolactone with a primary diamine, optionally in the presence of a nylon salt, leading to homopolymers containing lactam structural units, or to random copolymers.