ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,405, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, N.D.).
"Amphiphilic siloxane-polyurethane fouling-release coatings" was invented by Dean C. Webster (Fargo, N.D.) and Jackson Benda (Fargo, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a curable coating composition comprising at least one surface modifying amphiphilic additive and at least one amphiphilic siloxane-polyurethane coating composition. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the curable coating composition of the invention. The invention also relates to methods for reducing or preventing biofouling of a surface exposed...