Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm M. Howard Silverman
  • Coby products and a process for their manufacture
    Patent number: 6383548
    Abstract: A novel method for the treatment of cotton byproducts to yield value-added products while reducing the wear on processing equipment is described. In this process, cotton byproducts or waste are ground and compacted, and treated with a gellable polysaccharide. The polysaccharide is gelatinized, either before or concurrent with the grinding and compaction of the cotton byproducts. The resultant byproducts exhibit significantly reduced abrasiveness, greatly reducing the wear on equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Gregory A. Holt, Joseph W. Laird