Patents by Inventor Edward W. Day

Edward W. Day has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Aqueous biopolymer-containing labeling adhesive
    Patent number: 8382936
    Abstract: Adhesives particularly useful for industrial bottle labeling are provided. The adhesives comprise at least one starch component and at least one protein component (which is not gelatin or casein). The adhesive is also free of synthetic polymer. The label, along with the adhesive, can be easily removed from the bottle during the recycling process. In one embodiment, the starch component does not contain leguminous starch having an amylose content of 25% or more. In another embodiment, the adhesive comprises a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Stefan Alevisopoulos, Edward W. Day
  • Starch-based adhesive
    Patent number: 5529619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a starch-based adhesive composition for use in cigarette manufacture. The adhesive composition includes at least about 2 percent of a dispersible-starch that thickens on heating to a temperature greater than about 50.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Theo W. Warmerdam, Henk G. Nolten, Edward W. Day, Joseph S. Hetzer, Anil B. Goel
  • Starch-based adhesive
    Patent number: 5492568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a starch-based adhesive composition for use in cigarette manufacture. The adhesive composition includes at least about 2 percent of a dispersible starch that thickens on heating to a temperature greater than about 50.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Theo W. Warmerdam, Henk G. Nolten, Edward W. Day, Joseph S. Hetzer, Anil B. Goel
  • Starch-based adhesive
    Patent number: 5490876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a starch-based adhesive composition for use in cigarette manufacture. The adhesive composition includes at least about 2 percent of a unmodified dispersible starch that thickens on heating to a temperature greater than about 50.degree. C.; 2-25 percent modified starch and a rheology modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Theo W. Warmerdam, Henk G. Nolten, Edward W. Day, Joseph S. Hetzer, Anil B. Goel