Patents by Inventor Brandi D. Johnson Griffin

Brandi D. Johnson Griffin 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).

  • Binding wood using a thermosetting adhesive composition comprising a protein-based component and a polymeric quaternary amine cure accelerant
    Patent number: 7736559
    Abstract: Thermosetting adhesive compositions for use in e.g., particleboard or fiberboard, wherein the compositions comprise a blend of a protein-based component and a polymeric quaternary amine cure accelerant, can provide the fast tack-building and curing, as well as ultimately good bonding characteristics normally associated with synthetic resin compositions. Preferably, the polymeric quaternary amine cure accelerant is the reaction product of a polyamidoamine and epichlorohydrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC
    Inventors: Jason D. Rivers, Brandi D. Johnson Griffin, Cornel Hagiopol, Robert A. Breyer, Winford Terry Liles