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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. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald W. Noid, Knoxville, TN (US);
Joshua U. Otaigbe, Ames, IA (US);
Michael D. Barnes, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Bobby G. Sumpter, Knoxville, TN (US);
Chung-Yi Kung, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 9/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 9/10 ;
Abstract
This invention describes a method of producing polymer powders from solution in a compatible solvent using a new device referred to as a microdroplets on demand generator (MODG). The embodiment of this invention is the MODG apparatus and its relevance as a method to extensive application in materials science and technology. Proof of concept is demonstrated using poly(ethylene) glycol polymer microparticles generated with the MODG and captured in a microparticle levitation device.