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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:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chirag B. Shah, Nashua, NH (US);
Eugene Tedeschi, Still River, MA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic AVE, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/740 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/740 ;
Abstract
A coating is provided comprising a polyurethane network formed from the reaction on a substrate to be coated, of a mixture comprising a polyisocyanate; a hydroxyl donor and/or amine donor; a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, and polyacrylic acid; and an isocyanatosilane adduct having terminal isocyanate groups and at least one hydrolyzable alkoxy group bonded to silicon in a solvent. A method for preparing the coating is also provided.