Patents Assigned to Calgon Corporation
  • Patent number: 5709814
    Abstract: An aqueous system containing scale forming salts including both calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate and characterized by high pH and high calcite concentrations which further contains a synergistic effective amount of a combination comprising (A) a polyether polyamino methylene phosphonate, (B) a terpolymer comprising the monomers of acrylic acid, sulfophenomethallyl ether and maleic acid, and (C) a hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, is disclosed. A method for inhibiting the formation, deposition and adherence of such scale forming salts in the aqueous system employing the synergistic combination is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventor: Jasbir S. Gill
  • Patent number: 5707529
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting the formation, deposition and adherence of scale forming salts including calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate in an aqueous system having a pH of at least 8.5 and a calcite saturation level of at least 100 times the solubility limit of calcium as calcite, including adding to the aqueous system a synergistic effective amount of a combination comprising (A) a polyether polyamino methylene phosphonate, (B) a terpolymer comprising the monomers of acrylic acid, sulfophenoxymethallyl ether and maleic acid, (C) a hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, and (D) a phosphonocarboxylic acid copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Jasbir S. Gill, Jennifer R. Parsons
  • Patent number: 5702634
    Abstract: An aqueous system containing scale forming salts including both calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate and characterized by high pH and high calcite concentrations which further contains a synergistic effective amount of a combination comprising (A) a polyether polyamino methylene phosphonate, and (B) a terpolymer comprising the monomers of acrylic acid, sulfophenomethallyl ether and maleic acid, is disclosed. A method for inhibiting the formation, deposition and adherence of such scale forming salts in the aqueous system employing the synergistic combination is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventor: Jasbir S. Gill
  • Patent number: 5700834
    Abstract: Synergistic antimicrobial combinations comprising 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane and an alkylguanidine compound, preferably dodecylguanidine hydrochloride, are disclosed. Methods for inhibiting microbial growth using these synergistic antimicrobial combinations are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Stinavage
  • Patent number: 5684048
    Abstract: Synergistic antimicrobial combinations comprising N-decyl-N-isononyl-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride and 2-(decylthio)ethanamine, or an acid salt therof, are disclosed. Methods for inhibiting microbial growth using these synergistic antimicrobial combinations are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin I. Ajoku, Nancy J. Kapp
  • Patent number: 5677345
    Abstract: Synergistic antimicrobial combinations comprising N-?(dichlorofluoromethyl)thio!-N',N'-dimethyl-N-phenylsulfamide and an alkylguanidine compound, preferably dodecylguanidine hydrochloride, are disclosed. Methods for inhibiting microbial growth using these synergistic antimicrobial combinations are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin I. Ajoku, Nancy J. Kapp
  • Patent number: 5663206
    Abstract: Synergistic antimicrobial combinations comprising N-decyl-N-isononyl-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride and an alkylguanidine compound, preferably dodecylguanidine hydrochloride, are disclosed. Methods for inhibiting microbial growth using these synergistic antimicrobial combinations are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin I. Ajoku, Nancy J. Kapp
  • Patent number: 5656670
    Abstract: Synergistic antimicrobial combinations comprising N-decyl-N-isononyl-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride and 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3,-diol, are disclosed. Methods for inhibiting microbial growth using these synergistic antimicrobial combinations are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin I. Ajoku, Nancy J. Kapp
  • Patent number: 5647956
    Abstract: A composition comprising aqueous cellulosic furnish, a high molecular weight cationic polymer, and a modified lignin wherein the ratio of the cationic polymer to the modified lignin is from about 10:1 to 1:10 on an active basis is disclosed. A process employing this composition for making paper or paperboard having improved drainage, retention and formation properties is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Elliott, Wood E. Hunter, Ronald J. Falcione
  • Patent number: 5641808
    Abstract: Synergistic antimicrobial combinations comprising 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane and at least one ester of parahydroxybenzoic acid are disclosed. Methods for using these synergistic combinations to inhibit microbial growth are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Tammy W. Gaffney, Edwin R. Tefft
  • Patent number: 5624570
    Abstract: A method for reducing turbidity in laundry waste water comprising the steps of treating said water with effective amounts of a first polymer comprised of dimethyl dialkyl ammonium chloride (DMDAAC) and dialkyl diallyl ammonium monomers (DADAAX) other than DMDAAC having alkyl groups with from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and counterions with an ionization constant greater than 10.sup.-8, and a second cationic, nonionic or anionic acrylamide polymer is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventor: Denis E. Hassick
  • Patent number: 5609862
    Abstract: Ampholyte terpolymer conditioning additives for hair care products are disclosed which improve wet and dry hair combability, especially detangling and reduced static flyaway, sheen, and fixative properties, especially curl retention. The ampholyte terpolymers may have a weight average molecular weight of from about 10 thousand to 10 million, and comprise (a) from at least 1 to as much as 95 weight percent of a nonionic monomer, (b) from at least 5 to as much as 80 weight percent of a cationic monomer, and (c) from at least 1 to as much as 75 weight percent of an anionic monomer. In a preferred embodiment, the amount of the cationic and anionic components is such that the overall % net charge of the ampholyte terpolymer is between -5.0 and +5.0. The ampholyte terpolymers are added to hair care product formulations in amounts ranging from 0.1-10% by weight. They are particularly compatible with anionic surfactant shampoos, providing clear formulations without the loss of conditioning properties described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Ruey T. Chen, Craig W. Vaughan
  • Patent number: 5593595
    Abstract: An aqueous system containing scale forming salts including both calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate and characterized by high pH and high calcite concentrations which further contains a synergistic effective amount of a combination comprising (A) a polyether polyamino methylene phosphonate, (B) a terpolymer comprising the monomers of acrylic acid, sulfophenomethallyl ether and maleic acid, and (C) a hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, is disclosed. A method for inhibiting the formation, deposition and adherence of such scale forming salts in the aqueous system employing the synergistic combination is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventor: Jasbir S. Gill
  • Patent number: 5589525
    Abstract: The use of falling-film evaporation and a concentration means such as centrifugal separation to dehydrate and concentrate a water-in-oil polymer emulsion or suspension is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a water-in-oil polymer composition containing less than about 25% active polymer solids is dehydrated in falling-film evaporator to produce an evaporator concentrate containing less than about 5.0% water. The evaporator concentrate then flows to a separation device such as a centrifuge, wherein oil is removed to produce a composition that is substantially a polymer and emulsifying surfactant-in-oil composition containing in excess of about 60 weight % polymer solids. The centrifuge raffinate may optionally be treated in a second separation means to capture additional polymer solids, with optional recycle of the oil-rich raffinate. The concentrated polymer composition is preferably stabilized with a steric stabilizer to produce a free flowing liquid product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Wood E. Hunter, Kevin W. Frederick, Randy J. Loeffler
  • Patent number: 5580462
    Abstract: An aqueous system containing scale forming salts including both calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate and characterized by high pH and high calcite concentrations which further contains a synergistic effective amount of a combination comprising (A) a polyether polyamino methylene phosphonate, and (B) a terpolymer comprising the monomers of acrylic acid, sulfophenomethallyl ether and maleic acid, is disclosed. A method for inhibiting the formation, deposition and adherence of such scale forming salts in the aqueous system employing the synergistic combination is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventor: Jasbir S. Gill
  • Patent number: 5567277
    Abstract: A composition comprising an aqueous cellulosic furnish, a high molecular weight cationic polymer, and an anionic polymer comprising a modified lignin wherein the ratio of the cationic polymer to the anionic polymer is from about 10:1 to 1:10 on an active basis is disclosed. A process employing this composition for making paper or paperboard having improved drainage, retention and formation properties is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Elliott, Wood E. Hunter, Ronald J. Falcione
  • Patent number: 5565106
    Abstract: Polyether polyamino methylene phosphonates, which possess high calcium tolerance and have been found to give excellent inhibition of the formation, deposition and adherence of scale-forming salts, especially calcium carbonate, in aqueous systems involving severe conditions which include elevated pH, high dissolved solids content, and high saturation levels of calcium carbonate, are degraded by the oxidizing biocides bromine and chlorine used to control microbial growth in such aqueous systems. It has been found that organic sulfonamides provide excellent protection against such degradation when they are added to the aqueous system along with the polyether polyamino methylene phosphonate scale inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Ann M. Sherbondy, Daniel P. Vanderpool
  • Patent number: 5534157
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting the formation, deposition, and adherency of scale-forming salts, including calcium sulfite, in process waters. The method is particularly suited for use in pulp mill lime kiln flue gas scrubber systems and multi-effect evaporators. Additionally, the method is effective at high pH and high calcium sulfite saturation levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Craig D. Iman, Robert E. Tomilson
  • Patent number: 5532413
    Abstract: An antimicrobial composition comprising the formula ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group having a distribution of carbon atoms from about eight to eighteen carbon atoms and wherein from about 40 to 60 weight % of the alkyl group having about twelve carbon atoms and wherein X is hydrogen or a halide is disclosed. The antimicrobial composition is storage stable below about 5.degree. C. and, further, preferably, also has a flash point above about 38.degree. C. A process for making this antimicrobial composition is disclosed resulting in an antimicrobial composition comprising from about 25 to 35 weight % of the alkyl guanidine halide salt of the above formula, from about 10 to 60 weight % of a solvent and from about 10 to 65 weight % water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: Gary F. Matz, Paul F. Richardson
  • Patent number: 5501772
    Abstract: A composition comprising an aqueous cellulosic furnish, a high molecular weight cationic polymer, and a modified lignin wherein the ratio of the cationic polymer to the modified lignin is from about 10:1 to 1:10 on an active basis is disclosed. A process employing this composition for making paper or paperboard having improved drainage, retention and formation properties is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Elliott, Ronald J. Falcione, Wood E. Hunter