Patents by Inventor Alan P. Short

Alan P. Short 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).

  • Release agents
    Patent number: 7018461
    Abstract: The invention provides release agents and methods for preparing textiles and molded articles there from. Lignocellulosic materials, concrete and polyurethane foam can be molded with these release agents. The release agents comprise the salt of tall oil fatty acids, preferably of very high purity. A synthetic wax and/or silicone resin is used with the tall oil fatty acids in preferred embodiments. The tall oil fatty acids contain less than 10 wt % , based on the total weight of the tall oil fatty acid, of unsaponifiables and less than 1 wt %, based on the total weight of the tall oil fatty acid, of rosin acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Cellulose Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Massidda, Alan P. Short
  • Release agents
    Publication number: 20030160363
    Abstract: The invention provides release agents and methods for preparing textiles and molded articles there from. Lignocellulosic materials, concrete and polyurethane foam can be molded with these release agents. The release agents comprise the salt of tall oil fatty acids, preferably of very high purity. A synthetic wax and/or silicone resin is used with the tall oil fatty acids in preferred embodiments. The tall oil fatty acids contain less than 10 wt % , based on the total weight of the tall oil fatty acid, of unsaponifiables and less than 1 wt %, based on the total weight of the tall oil fatty acid, of rosin acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph F. Massidda, Alan P. Short