Patents by Inventor Richard J. Goddard

Richard J. Goddard 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).

  • Cellulosic composition
    Patent number: 7628888
    Abstract: A composition includes at least one hydrophilic polymer containing primary (—NH2) and/or secondary (—NHR) amine groups and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function. A method of increasing the strength of paper includes the step of contacting the paper with a composition comprising (i) at least one hydrophilic polymer containing at least two groups which are independently the same or different a primary amine group or a secondary amine group and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function. A hydrogel composition is formed from a mixture of at least one hydrophilic polymer containing at least two groups which are independently the same or different a primary amine group or a secondary amine group and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Eric J. Beckman, W. Eamon Carroll, Toby Chapman, Kristen E. Minnich, Dennis Sagl, Richard J. Goddard
  • Method for increasing the strength of a cellulosic product
    Patent number: 7090745
    Abstract: A composition includes at least one hydrophilic polymer containing primary (—NH2) and/or secondary (—NHR) amine groups and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function. A method of increasing the strength of paper includes the step of contacting the paper with a composition comprising (i) at least one hydrophilic polymer containing at least two groups which are independently the same or different a primary amine group or a secondary amine group and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function. A hydrogel composition is formed from a mixture of at least one hydrophilic polymer containing at least two groups which are independently the same or different a primary amine group or a secondary amine group and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh
    Inventors: Eric J. Beckman, W. Eamon Carroll, Toby Chapman, Kristen E. Minnich, Dennis Sagl, Richard J. Goddard
  • Formation of hydrogels and use of hydrogels
    Publication number: 20040050513
    Abstract: A composition includes at least one hydrophilic polymer containing primary (—NH2) and/or secondary (—NHR) amine groups and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function. A method of increasing the strength of paper includes the step of contacting the paper with a composition comprising (i) at least one hydrophilic polymer containing at least two groups which are independently the same or different a primary amine group or a secondary amine group and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function. A hydrogel composition is formed from a mixture of at least one hydrophilic polymer containing at least two groups which are independently the same or different a primary amine group or a secondary amine group and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Eric J. Beckman, W. Eamon Carroll, Toby Chapman, Kristen E. Minnich, Dennis Sagl, Richard J. Goddard