Patents by Inventor Achim Paul Schenker

Achim Paul Schenker 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).

  • Composition and process for the avoidance of slime formation and/or for the removal of biofilm in water-bearing systems
    Patent number: 5789239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one enzyme component from the group consisting of carbohydrases, proteases, lipases and glycol proteases and a short-chained glycol component for the avoidance of slime formation and/or for the removal of biofilm on surfaces of water-bearing systems, in particular of industrial process-water systems. The enzyme component(s) and the glycol component can be added to the water-bearing system either separately, i.e. at different points, or in the form of an enzymatic composition containing the enzyme component(s) and the glycol component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: BetzDearborn Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Emile Eyers, Kristine Laura Ignatius Van Pee, Jozef Van Poele, Jurgen Friedrich Schuetz, Achim Paul Schenker