Patents by Inventor Artur Cavaco-Paulo

Artur Cavaco-Paulo 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).

  • Patent number: 11946197
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for modifying polyester by a swelling agent combined with cutinase, belonging to the technical field of textile processing. According to the method, a phenol solution or an o-vanillin solution is used as the swelling agent to perform swelling treatment on the polyester, and combined with a Humicola insolens cutinase solution to perform hydrophilic modification on the polyester, which not only significantly improves the release amount of hydrolysates, but also reduces the fabric mass loss compared with the traditional chemical modification method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jiajia Fu, Jundan Feng, Artur Cavaco-paulo, Rong Li, Yuzheng Lu, Xinming Zheng, Ruijuan Han, Chaoran Meng
  • Publication number: 20230366145
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for modifying polyester by a swelling agent combined with cutinase, belonging to the technical field of textile processing. According to the method, a phenol solution or an o-vanillin solution is used as the swelling agent to perform swelling treatment on the polyester, and combined with a Humicola insolens cutinase solution to perform hydrophilic modification on the polyester, which not only significantly improves the release amount of hydrolysates, but also reduces the fabric mass loss compared with the traditional chemical modification method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jiajia Fu, Jundan Feng, Artur Cavaco-paulo, Rong Li, Yuzheng Lu, Xinming Zheng, Ruijuan Han, Chaoran Meng
  • Publication number: 20150330019
    Abstract: A new process for enhancing the hydrophilicity of the surface of a polyolefin or polyolefin copolymer article is characterized in that the surface is treated with an enzyme selected from oxidoreductases, especially of the cytochrome P450 family or enzymes classified as EC 1.13 or EC 1.14. The process is especially useful for the treatment of polypropylene films, fibres, or fabrics, inter alia for use in sanitary articles, threads, yarns, fabrics, textiles, garments, technical or household articles, printed or dyed cover films or packaging films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: EVA ALMANSA, ARTUR CAVACO-PAULO, HARALD CHROBACZEK, ANITA EBERL, ANTON GLIEDER, GEORG GUBITZ, ANDREA HASMANN, SONJA HEUMANN, RULE NIEDERSTADT, KAI-UWE SCHOENING
  • Patent number: 9040028
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hair cosmetic composition containing the following components (a) and (b) and a hair treatment method in which the hair cosmetic composition is applied to the hair: (a) one or two or more peptides each having the number of amino acid residues being 5 to 50, and having neither a sulfur-containing amino acid residue nor a derivative thereof; and (b) a hair-swelling organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Breakspear, Takashi Ito, Kenzo Koike, Artur Cavaco-Paulo
  • Publication number: 20100272666
    Abstract: A hair cosmetic composition containing the following components (a) and (b) and a hair treatment method in which the hair cosmetic composition is applied to the hair: (a) one or two or more peptides each having the number of amino acid residues being 5 to 50, and having neither a sulfur-containing amino acid residue nor a derivative thereof; and (b) a hair-swelling organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Breakspear, Takashi Ito, Kenzo Koike, Artur Cavaco-Paulo
  • Publication number: 20100047533
    Abstract: A new process for enhancing the hydrophilicity of the surface of a polyolefin or polyolefin copolymer article is characterized in that the surface is treated with an enzyme selected from oxidoreductases, especially of the cytochrome P450 family or enzymes classified as EC 1.13 or EC 1.14. The process is especially useful for the treatment of polypropylene films, fibres, or fabrics, inter alia for use in sanitary articles, threads, yarns, fabrics, textiles, garments, technical or household articles, printed or dyed cover films or packaging films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Eva Almansa, Artur Cavaco-Paulo, Harald Chrobaczek, Anita Eberl, Anton Glieder, Georg Gübitz, Andrea Hasmann, Sonja Heumann, Rule Niederstadt, Kai-Uwe Schöning
  • Publication number: 20060121595
    Abstract: A method of treating fibers of animal origin (wool from sheep, cashmere, rabbit, mohair, llama, goat, camel, among others), characterised in that it consists of bringing the fiber into contact with a solution of modified proteases, bonded or not to other substances, in order to increase its molecular weight and reduce its diffusion inside the fiber. It is intended that the cuticle of the fiber be the only accessible part to the protease attack, thus allowing an increase in the resistance to shrinkage and anti-felt finishing, in comparison with untreated material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Artur Cavaco Paulo, Carla Dos Santos Marinho Da Silva