Patents by Inventor Francis L. McCarthy

Francis L. McCarthy 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).

  • Floor polish composition with improved gloss
    Patent number: 5055132
    Abstract: The addition of 2-pyrrolidone in combination with a surfactant having an HLB range of 13 to 15 and a formula C.sub.9 H.sub.19 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 (OCH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2).sub.n OH in which n has an average value of 15 improves the gloss and depth of gloss of floor polish compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: William J. Fernandez, Francis L. McCarthy
  • Floor coating composition
    Patent number: 4299749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stable aqueous self-stripping floor cleaning, coating and polishing composition containing a low molecular weight alkali-soluble acrylic type addition-polymer, a fugitive plasticizer, tributoxyethyl phosphate, tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, an anionic or nonionic fluorocarbon surfactant, a dimethylpolysiloxane antifoaming agent, 1,2-benzothiazolin-3-one, an alkali metal bicarbonate, water and ammonia to pH 9 to 9.7; and optionally formaldehyde, caprolactam and a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, the composition having a solids content of from 5 to 15% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Assignee: Sterling Drug Inc.
    Inventors: Francis L. McCarthy, Thomas H. Bach