Patents by Inventor Billy C. Batson

Billy C. Batson 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).

  • Starch esters, methods of making same, and articles made therefrom
    Patent number: 8853386
    Abstract: Starch esters are made by: reacting a starch with an esterifying agent in the presence of a catalyst in a solvent for the starch ester, the esterifying agent including a mixture of at least two esterifying agents; or pre-treating a starch in a bath being free of an esterifying agent, and reacting the pre-treated starch with an esterifying agent in the presence of a catalyst. Articles are made by blending cellulose ester and starch ester, may be cross-linked, and may include internal plasticizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Celanese Acetate LLC
    Inventors: Linfu Wang, Henry P. Stogner, Billy C. Batson
  • STARCH ESTERS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20080146792
    Abstract: Starch esters are made by: reacting a starch with an esterifying agent in the presence of a catalyst in a solvent for the starch ester, the esterifying agent including a mixture of at least two esterifying agents; or pre-treating a starch in a bath being free of an esterifying agent, and reacting the pre-treated starch with an esterifying agent in the presence of a catalyst. Articles are made by blending cellulose ester and starch ester, may be cross-linked, and may include internal plasticizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Linfu Wang, Henry P. Stogner, Billy C. Batson