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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173799 | Raw cotton linters composition, method of making, and uses thereof A composition of a loose mass of comminuted raw cotton linter fibers has a bulk density of at least 8 g/100 ml and at least 50% of the fibers in the mass passes through a US standard sieve size #10 (2 mm opening). This composition is made by obtaining a loose mass o... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160305 | Method and apparatus for measuring deposition of particulate contaminants in pulp and paper slurries A method and an apparatus for measuring the depositability of particulate contaminants present in a pulp or paper mill fluid stream and evaluating interactions of such particulate contaminants with other contaminants collects the particulate contaminants on a suitab... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8076279 | Cleansing formulations comprising non-cellulosic polysaccharide with mixed cationic substituents The present invention is related to the use of a non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide in cleaning compositions and more particularly to a surfactant based cleansing composition comprising, a surfactant, a non-cellulosic cationically modified polysacch... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7981477 | Hydroxyalkylcellulose as additive in pigmented metering size press coatings Pigmented coated paper is prepared by adding a water-soluble hydroxyalkylcellulose (HAC) with an alkyl moiety of 1 to 4 carbons, or water soluble alkylhydroxyalkylcellulose (AHAC) with an alkyl hydrophobe of 1 to 24 carbons to a pigmented wet coating formulation in ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7973004 | Rheology modifier for aqueous surfactant-based formulations The present invention relates to aqueous formulations useful in useful in personal care, oral care, household and institutional applications which contain polymers comprised of water soluble synthetic backbone with covalently connected hydrophobic ends can deliver â... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7932309 | Ether derivatives of raw cotton linters for water-borne coatings A water-borne coating composition containing an ether derivative of raw cotton linters (RCL), a latex polymer, and water in which the ether derivative RCL provides improved rheological properties when compared to analogous cellulose ether compounds produced from mor... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7851416 | Oxidized guar for oilfield servicing fluids An oilfield servicing fluid composition containing an aldehyde guar produced by enzymatic oxidation of a non-derivatized, straight guar or of a guar derivative. The enzyme used to oxidize the guar to the aldehyde guar is galactose oxidase, which may be combined with... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7828934 | Reactive cationic resins for use as dry and wet strength agents in sulfite ion-containing papermaking systems This invention relates to resins useful for imparting strength to paper, the process of incorporating these resins into paper and the paper produced containing the resins. In particular the invention relates to resins useful for imparting dry-strength and wet-streng... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7622427 | Ethoxylated raw cotton linters for completion and workover fluids A completion and workover fluid composition comprising, water and at least one rheology modifier and/or fluid loss control agent, and at least one other ingredient selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts, shale inhibitors, corrosion inhibitor, biocide,... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7589051 | Cationic, oxidized polysaccharides in conditioning applications A cationic, oxidized polysaccharide or derivative thereof that has a mean average molecular weight (Mw) having a lower limit of 50,000 and an upper limit of 1,000,000 and an aldehyde functionality content of at least 0.001 meq/gram is used in personal care and house... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7562419 | Process for purification of cotton linters An improved process for the purification of raw cotton linters includes the cutting of a first, second, third or mill run cut raw cotton linters to a particle size that passes through a 2,500 micrometer screen and then mechanically separating the linters into clean ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7550542 | Colorant compatible synthetic thickener for paint A synthetic polymer has a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer backbone and terminal groups and/or intermediate groups of blocks of hydrophobes of alkyl- or aryl compounds containing a polymerizable cyclic monomer or a polymerizable double bond (or alkene) group... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7531591 | Aqueous dispersion of poly(acetal-polyether) and its use in protective coatings An aqueous dispersion includes an associative thickener based on a hydrophobically modified poly(acetal- or ketal-polyether) (HM-PAPE) and at least one viscosity reducing agent selected from ethoxylated alcohols, ethoxylated acetyleneic diols, phosphate esters, dial... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7303652 | Reduced byproduct high solids polyamine-epihalohydrin compositions A process for rendering a polyamine-epihalohydrin resin storage stable, is described. The process entails treating a polyamine-epihalohydrin resin composition, where the resin is formed in a reaction having a molar ratio of epihalohydrin to secondary amine group of ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7175740 | Reduced by product polyamine-epihalohydrin resins Processes for rendering a polyamine-epihalohydrin resin storage stable, including processes that prepare a storage stable resin and/or processes that treat resins. A composition containing a polyamine-epihalohydrin resin which includes CPD-forming species can be tre... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6124124 | Oxidation in solid state of oxidizable galactose type of alchohol configuration containing polymer Composition comprising oxidizable galactose type of alcohol configuration containing polymer (such as guar) which is in solid state and galactose oxidase. Application of such oxidized polymers in the papermaking process results in superior paper strength ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5348605 | Tilting bucket assembly for photopolymer platemaking Photopolymer platemaking apparatus comprises a tilting bucket assembly comprising a tilting bucket having a lip, a substantially vertical wall associated with the tilting bucket, and positioning means for maintaining the lip in contact with a substantiall... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5273602 | Ribbonizing method for selectively heating a respective one of a plurality of fiber tows A ribbonizing apparatus and method for forming a fiber band from a plurality of fiber tows extending along respective fiber tow pathways. The ribbonizing apparatus includes an assembly for selectively heating at least a respective one of the plurality of ... | 12/28/1993 |
