MMI holds dozens of patents across several technology groups. Our Technology Transfer overview page explains the process of licensing technology from MMI.

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001 - Dendrimer-Based Networks Containing Lyophilic Organosilicon and Hydrophilic Polyamidoamine Nanoscopic Domains
Dendrimer-based, honeycomb-like, nano-structured networks are prepared from radially layered poly(amidoamine-organosilicon), PAMAMOS, dendrimers having hydrophilic polyamidoamine, PAMAM, interiors and organosilicon, OS, exteriors.

Categories: MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; SENSORS
Keywords: Dendrimer networks, Hydrophilic and hydrophobic nano domains, Poly(amidoamine-organosilicon), PAMAMOS, films, coating

002 - Radially Layered Copoly(amidoamine-organosilicon) Dendrimers
PAMAMOS dendrimers are a new class of globular, radially layered, copolymeric nano-sized molecules consisting of hydrophilic and nucleophilic polyamidoamine (PAMAM: -[(CH₂)₂-C(O)-N(H)-(CH₂)₂-N]n<) interiors and hydrophobic organosilicon (OS: -R-SiX₃) exteriors.

Categories: MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords: Poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) dendrimers, PAMAMOS, Inverted unimolecular nanoscopic micelles, Copolymeric dendrimers, Surface

003 - Silicon Containing Multi-Arm Star Polymers
Amphiphilic multi-arm star polymers are made from hydrophilic polyamidoamine (PAMAM: -[(CH₂)₂-C(O)-N(H)-(CH₂)₂-N]n<) dendrimer cores and hydrophobic polymethylene, -(CH₂)_n-CH₃,  or polydimethylsiloxane, -(SiR₂O)_n-SiR₃, arms.

Categories: SPECIALTY COATINGS
Keywords: Multi-arm star polymers, PAMAM dendrimer cores, Silicon in the star arms, Polysiloxanes, Amphiphilic star polymers

004 - Dendrimer-Based Sponges and Metal Composites
Dendrimer-based, honeycomb-like, nano-structured networks prepared from radially layered poly(amidoamine-organosilicon), PAMAMOS, dendrimers having spheroidal nucleophilic and hydrophilic polyamidoamine, PAMAM, domains embedded in a hydrophobic organosilicon, OS, matrix are capable of encapsulating a variety of electrophilic nanoscopic guest species.

Categories: SPECIALTY COATINGS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords: Dendrimer networks, Nanocomplexes, Nanocomposites, Encapsulation of nanoscopic metallic particles, Poly(amidoamine-organosilicon), PAMAMOS, Films, Coatings

005 - High Generation Radially Layered Dendrimers
This patent describes radially layered poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) (PAMAMOS) copolymeric dendrimers having hydrophilic polyamidoamine (PAMAM: -[(CH₂)₂-C(O)-N(H)-(CH₂)₂-N]_n<) interior cores of generation 0 through 7 and hydrophobic exterior shells of two or more generations of organosilicon (OS: -R-SiX₃) branch cells.

Categories: PHOTONICS; SENSORS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords: Copolymeric dendrimers, Polyamidoamine-organosilicon, PAMAMOS, Functional organosilicon dendrons, Divergent-convergent synthesis

007 - Functionalized Particles for Composite Sensors
In order for arrays of gravimetric chemical vapor sensors such as surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors to generate the most information, each element in the array needs to be coated with a different polymer.

Categories: SENSORS
Keywords: Polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS), surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor, hydrogen-bond acidic, nanofiller, coating

008 - Remote Laser Interrogation of Threat Clouds and Surfaces
Remote sensing techniques work either by passive detection of waves emitted from remote locations or by actively interrogating remote locations and analyzing the returning signals.

Categories: SENSORS
Keywords: Polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS), sensor, one-photon fluorescence, two-photon fluorescence, fluorophore, ultrafast laser, remote detection

009 - Improved Fuel Cell Proton Exchange Membranes
In order to have a high enough sulfonation level to conduct protons, conventional fuel cell membranes are also prone to swelling, mechanical failure and poor performance in humidity cycling conditions.

Categories: MEMBRANES
Keywords: Fuel cell, proton exchange membrane, polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS)

010 - Hyperbranched Polycarbosilanes, Polycarbosiloxanes, Polycarbosilazanes and Copolymers Thereof
Hyperbranched polycarbosilanes, polycarbosiloxanes, polycarbosilazanes, and copolymers thereof are prepared by reacting a monomer having 2 or more functional groups A and no other functional groups capable of reacting significantly during the polymerization reaction with another monomer having 3 or more functional groups B and no other functional groups capable of reacting significantly during the polymerization reaction.

Categories: PHOTONICS; MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; SENSORS
Keywords: Hyperbranched Polymers, Silicon-containing hyperbranched polymers, Polycarbosiloxanes, Bimolecular nonlinear polymerization

011 - Hyperbranched Polymers by Multimonomer Polymerization
This technology enables preparation of hyperbranched polymers by bimolecular non-linear polymerization (BMNLP) in which a monomer A_X is reacted with another monomer B_y where A and B are functional groups that do not react with themselves but do react with each other and x and y are numbers of those groups per respective monomer molecule.

Categories: PHOTONICS; MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; SENSORS
Keywords: Multimonomer nonlineqr polymerization, Polyureas, Polyurethanes, Polyamidoamines, Polyamides, Polyesters

012 - Hyperbranched Polyurethanes, Polyamidoamines, Polyamides and Polyesters
This patent describes a method for end-group siliconization of amine-terminated hyperbranched polymers, such as polyureas, polyamides, polyamidoamines, etc.

Categories: PHOTONICS; MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords: Siliconized hyperbranched polymers, Polyureas, Polyurethanes, Polyamidoamines, Polyamides, Polyesters, Sol-gel chemistry, Crosslinked hyperbranched polymer coatings

013 - Hyperbranched Polymers with Latent Functionality and Methods of Making Same
This technology enables the preparation of hyperbranched polymers with a plurality of at least two different types of functional groups by the method of bimolecular nonlinear polymerization.

Categories: PHOTONICS; MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS
Keywords: Hyperbranched polymers, Silicon-containing hyperbranched polymers, Latent functionality, Polycarbosiloxanes, Hydrosilylation, Alkoxysilyl groups

014 - Crosslinked Networks from Multifunctional Hyperbranched Polymers
This technology is for the preparation of crosslinked networks from hyperbranched polymers that contain a plurality of intramolecular functional groups (i.e., groups other than end-groups) that are not reactive during the polymer synthesis nor during the crosslinking reaction but can become reactive subsequently to these if the material is exposed to appropriate reaction conditions.

Categories: PHOTONICS; SPECIALTY COATINGS; OTHER
Keywords: Hyperbranched polymer networks, Silicon-containing hyperbranched polymers, Hyperbranched polymers with latent functionality, Polycarbosiloxanes, Hydrosilylation, Alkoxysilyl groups

015 - Crosslinked Networks Containing Nanoscopic Reinforcing Domains
This technology is for the preparation of crosslinked networks from silicon-containing hyperbranched polymers in which nano-scaled reinforcing structures are randomly distributed within and covalently bonded to the hyperbranched network domains.

Categories: PHOTONICS; SPECIALTY COATINGS; OTHER
Keywords: Hyperbranched polymer networks, Silicon-containing hyperbranched polymers, Polycarbosiloxanes, Nanoscopic silica domains, Hydrosilylation, Alkoxysilyl hydrolysis and subsequent silanol condensation reaction