Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Kaley

Christopher D. Kaley 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: 20230349103
    Abstract: The present application is directed to creping adhesives. The adhesive forms from a solution/dispersion of a polyelectrolyte complex that is composed of a mixture of one or more cationic polyelectrolytes, and one or more anionic polyelectrolytes. This adhesive complex offers several desirable features when compared to conventional, non-complex adhesives such as improved coating durability, wet tack and tunable coating softness, which are key properties for an adhesive to function as a creping adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Jia-Yu WANG, Mingli WEI, Gary Samuel FURMAN, JR., Christopher D. KALEY
  • Publication number: 20210079143
    Abstract: Strengthening resins and processes for making and using same. In some embodiments, a resin mixture can include a solvent and a strengthening resin. The strengthening resin can include one or more hydrophobic monomers incorporated therein. The strengthening resin can have a chemical formula of (I). The chemical formula (I) can include: where each R2 can be derived from a hydrophobic monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Gary S. Furman, En-Wei Lin, Mei Liu, David J. Castro, Christopher D. Kaley
  • Patent number: 9574119
    Abstract: This invention is method of producing a creping cylinder adhesive comprising: contacting a dry form PVOH with a liquid form PVA at a temperature of less than 80° C., maintaining the PVOH and PVA at a temperature of between 90-95° C. until the PVOH is completely dissolved into a medium, and allowing the medium to cool to below 80° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Gary S. Furman, Jr., Mingli Wei, Christopher D. Kaley, David J. Castro, Vladimir A. Grigoriev
  • Publication number: 20160152878
    Abstract: This invention is method of producing a creping cylinder adhesive comprising: contacting a dry form PVOH with a liquid form PVA at a temperature of less than 80° C., maintaining the PVOH and PVA at a temperature of between 90-95° C. until the PVOH is completely dissolved into a medium, and allowing the medium to cool to below 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: NALCO COMPANY
    Inventors: GARY S. FURMAN, JR., MINGLI WEI, CHRISTOPHER D. KALEY, DAVID J. CASTRO, VLADIMIR A. GRIGORIEV
  • Patent number: 9266301
    Abstract: This invention is method of creping a paper web comprising a) applying to a rotating creping cylinder an adhesive composition having a pH of about 6.5 to about 8 and comprising one or more vinylamine/N-vinyl formamide polymers composed of about 10 to about 99 mole percent vinylamine monomer and about 90 to about 1 mole percent N-vinylformamide monomer; b) pressing the paper web against the creping cylinder to effect adhesion of the paper web to the creping cylinder; and c) dislodging the paper web from the creping cylinder with a doctor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: NALCO COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary S. Furman, Mingli Wei, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley, David J. Castro, Vladimir Grigoriev
  • Publication number: 20140110071
    Abstract: This invention is method of creping a paper web comprising a) applying to a rotating creping cylinder an adhesive composition having a pH of about 6.5 to about 8 and comprising one or more vinylamine/N-vinyl formamide polymers composed of about 10 to about 99 mole percent vinylamine monomer and about 90 to about 1 mole percent N-vinylformamide monomer; b) pressing the paper web against the creping cylinder to effect adhesion of the paper web to the creping cylinder; and c) dislodging the paper web from the creping cylinder with a doctor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Gary S Furman, Mingli Wei, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley, David J. Castro, Vladimir Grigoriev
  • Patent number: 8444812
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition of matter used to produce very soft high grades of tissue paper. The composition of matter comprises a PAE resin acidified with a multifunctional acid. The multifunctional acid includes but is not limited to carboxyl and sulfonyl. The acid has a functional group selected from carboxyl and sulfonyl and a functional group selected from carboxyl, sulfonyl, hydroxyl, lactone, phenol, amine and heterocycle. The PAE resin facilitates the use of an adhesive in a Yankee Dryer apparatus that is durable when the adhesive is wet but remains soft when the adhesive becomes dry. These properties allow the adhesive to be strong and remain engaged to the dryer apparatus when wet but be easily removed by the creping blade when dry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Vladimir A. Grigoriev, Gary S. Furman, Jr., Mingli Wei, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley, Bryan M. Schertzer
  • Patent number: 8293073
    Abstract: This invention is method of creping a paper web comprising a) applying to a rotating creping cylinder an adhesive composition having a pH of about 6.5 to about 8 and comprising one or more vinylamine/N-vinyl formamide polymers composed of about 10 to about 99 mole percent vinylamine monomer and about 90 to about 1 mole percent N-vinylformamide monomer; b) pressing the paper web against the creping cylinder to effect adhesion of the paper web to the creping cylinder; and c) dislodging the paper web from the creping cylinder with a doctor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Vladimir A. Grigoriev, Gary S. Furman, Mingli Wei, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley
  • Patent number: 8066847
    Abstract: A composition comprising one or more polyaminoaminde epihalohydrin resins and one or more polyamides in a ratio of about 1:99 to about 99:1 based on polymer actives and use of the composition for creping paper webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nalco Corporation
    Inventors: Vladimir A. Grigoriev, Gary S. Furman, Sammy Lee Archer, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley, Mingli Wei
  • Publication number: 20100122785
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition of matter used to produce very soft high grades of tissue paper. The composition of matter comprises a PAE resin acidified with a multifunctional acid. The multifunctional acid includes but is not limited to carboxyl and sulfonyl. The acid has a functional group selected from carboxyl and sulfonyl and a functional group selected from carboxyl, sulfonyl, hydroxyl, lactone, phenol, amine and heterocycle. The PAE resin facilitates the use of an adhesive in a Yankee Dryer apparatus that is durable when the adhesive is wet but remains soft when the adhesive becomes dry. These properties allow the adhesive to be strong and remain engaged to the dryer apparatus when wet but be easily removed by the creping blade when dry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Vladimir A. Grigoriev, Gary S. Furman, JR., Mingli Wei, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley, Bryan M. Schertzer