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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:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A. Brook, Ontario, CA;
Rodica-Sinziana Himmeldirk, Parkersburg, WV (US);
Assignee:
McMaster University, Hamilton, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/37 ; C08G 7/704 ; C08F / ; C08L 8/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/37 ; C08G 7/704 ; C08F / ; C08L 8/304 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are silicone polymer based compounds, which include a hydrophobic silicone polymer backbone and a hydrophilic component. The hydrophilic component may act as a chelating agent to bind a metal. The hydrophilic component may be hydrophilic prior to binding with a metal or after binding. Also disclosed are methods of making these compounds. The compounds are useful in a variety of applications.