ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,411, issued on May 26, was assigned to Zeus Co. LLC (Orangeburg, S.C.).
"UHMWPE dip-coated tubes" was invented by Bhavya Singhi (Columbia, S.C.) and John Richard Campanelli (West Columbia, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides tubes comprising ultra high molecular weight poly(ethylene) (UHMWPE). Such tubes can have thin walls and be suitable for applications, e.g., as catheter liners. Methods for preparing such tubes include dip coating a core into a dispersion comprising the UHMWPE, where the dispersion advantageously further comprises an eco-friendly solvent and can optionally include one or more additional com...