Patents by Inventor Nicole R. Taylor

Nicole R. Taylor 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).

  • Method for preventing microbial deposits in the papermaking process with ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymers
    Patent number: 5624575
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to controlling the growth of microorganisms, including the inhibition of the growth of filamentous microorganisms in industrial process waters. The invention is directed to a method for preventing and removing the formation of deposits by microorganisms in the wet end of a paper machine with a combination of peracetic acid and an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Meade, Linda R. Robertson, Nicole R. Taylor, Judy G. LaZonby
  • Method for preventing microbial deposits in the wet end of papermachines using ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer
    Patent number: 5573641
    Abstract: A method of removing and preventing the build-up deposit-forming microorganisms in a papermachine fluid, the method comprising the step of treating the fluid with an aqueous, the aqueous solution including from about 0.1 to about 35 parts per million of an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer having a molecular weight of from about 2500 to about 3550 daltons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Meade, Linda R. Robertson, Nicole R. Taylor