Patents by Inventor Byron Jenkins

Byron Jenkins 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).

  • Foam coating of paper employing a hydrolyzed protein foaming agent
    Patent number: 4184914
    Abstract: A method of reducing the number or amount of chemical additives normally incorporated into paper pulp furnish before transferring the latter to the continuous wire mesh of a papermaking machine in the manufacture of paper sheet involves the use of a hydrolyzed proteinaceous foam which does not appreciably affect the degree of sizing of the finished paper sheet. The use of such foam in paper manufacture can render unnecessary the chemical treatment of effluent from the papermaking machine which is normally required to avoid environmental pollution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1980
    Inventor: Byron Jenkins