Patents Examined by Stev Alvo
  • Patent number: 6939437
    Abstract: Methods of making paper or paperboard are described. In one method, at least one cellulytic enzyme composition and at least one cationic polymer composition are introduced to a paper making pulp at about the same time to form a treated pulp. The pulp may also be treated with at least one cationic starch. The resulting pulp is formed into a sheet of pulp. Other paper making processes are also described. A paper making apparatus is also described for carrying out the methods. Paper and paperboard made according to the methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter B. Hill, Jr., Richard L. Barclay, James A. O'Malley, Randall W. Conrod, John Desjardins, Roger M. Plourde