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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Bret Ja Chisholm, West Fargo, ND (US);
David Allen Christianson, Bismarck, ND (US);
Inventors:
Bret Ja Chisholm, West Fargo, ND (US);
David Allen Christianson, Bismarck, ND (US);
Assignee:
NDSU Research Foundation, Fargo, ND (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 1/16 (2006.01); A01N 55/00 (2006.01); C09D 183/08 (2006.01); C09D 183/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 55/00 (2013.01); C09D 183/08 (2013.01); C09D 183/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an amphiphilic polymeric material well-suited as a coating for marine applications, such as use as a fouling-release coating on the external surfaces of ships, particularly ship hulls. Also provided are methods of making the polymeric material and methods for using the polymeric material, as well as articles and surfaces that are coated with the polymeric material.