Patents by Inventor Catherine D. Brady

Catherine D. Brady 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).

  • Publication number: 20040069738
    Abstract: Closure caps having a tamper evident band are disclosed. The tamper-evident band includes an angled top surface and an outer surface with notch therein. The closure cap allows for a reduction in the energy required for application to the container and reduced likelihood of premature bridge breakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin William Orth, Darren R. Neputy, Stephen J. Kras, Thomas R. Baranowski, Catherine D. Brady
  • Patent number: 4629742
    Abstract: A process for the hydrolysis of liquid fats comprising contacting the fats, in the presence of water at hydrolyzing conditions, with lipase immobilized by adsorption from aqueous solution without pretreatment or pretreatment with a polar solvent on a microporous structure comprising a synthetic hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of aliphatic olefinic polymers, oxidation polymers, ionic polymers and blends thereof. Various embodiments of the invention include immobilized lipase itself and an embodiment that employs a vertical packed column of particles of the immobilized lipase through which the liquid fat and water feed streams may be passed cocurrent or countercurrent, one that employs a horizontally disposed diaphragm that includes a layer of fibers of the immobilized lipase and an embodiment that employs a stirred reactor wherein a suspension of particles of the immobilized lipase is maintained in the reaction medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Akzo America Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine D. Brady, Lincoln D. Metcalfe, Dale R. Slaboszewski, Dieter Frank