Patents by Inventor Richard M. Brown, Jr.

Richard M. Brown, Jr. 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).

  • Production of a cellulose-synthetic polymer composite fiber
    Patent number: 4378431
    Abstract: Hydrophilic characteristics are imparted to hydrophobic synthetic substrates, such as polyester fibers, by incubating a culture medium with Acetobacter bacterium in the presence of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Assignee: The University of N.C. at Chapel Hill
    Inventor: Richard M. Brown, Jr.