US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on Feb. 24 for "Polymer comprising hydroxy groups and tertiary amine groups suitable for use as a catalyst" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,587, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Polymer comprising hydroxy groups and tertiary amine groups suitable for use as a catalyst" was invented by Hassan Sahouani (Hastings, Minn.), Lalitha V.N.R. Ganapatibhotla (Lake Elmo, Minn.), Heather N. Kinney (Stillwater, Minn.) and Jonathan D. Zook (Stillwater, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition is described comprising an amine-reactive material; and a polymeric catalyst comprising hydroxyl groups and tertiary amine groups. The polymeric catalyst is typically suspended or dispersed in a liquid dispersant. The liquid dispersant ...