US Patent Issued to Brewer Science on Nov. 25 for "Coating compositions and methods to enhance SC-1 resistance" (Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,656, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Brewer Science Inc. (Rolla, Mo.).

"Coating compositions and methods to enhance SC-1 resistance" was invented by Daniel Patrick Sweat (Rolla, Mo.), Jakub Koza (Rolla, Mo.) and Jamie Storie (St. James, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Adhesive additives are disclosed that enhance spin-on carbon (SOC) resistance to SC-1 wet etch. The additives can be formed by reacting a polymer or oligomer (such as an adhesion polymer or adhesion oligomer) with 3,4,5-triacetoxybenzoic acid (TABA). When added to standard SOC layers or used as a primer between an SOC layer and substrate, these additives enhance t...