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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Applicant:
Tat Hung Tong, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Inventor:
Tat Hung Tong, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cornerstone Research Group, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 30/08 (2006.01); C08G 77/00 (2006.01); C08G 18/32 (2006.01); C08G 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present discovery shows how to make a self-crosslinking SMP. Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) can be formulated as a castable coating. This process allows the polymer to dissolve in solvent, and as the solvent evaporates the polymers self-crosslink at room temperature in air, creating a copolymer coating wherein the copolymer coating is an SMP. This technology has coating applications where shape memory would be an asset: from shape memory textile and fabric to self-healing coatings for vehicles and morphing skins for aircraft.