Patents by Inventor Dorine L. Van Brussel-Verraest

Dorine L. Van Brussel-Verraest 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).

  • Alehyde-containing polymers as wet strength additives
    Publication number: 20030205165
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of a water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer having a molecular weight of at least 800, containing at least 5 aldehyde groups per molecule and at least 1 carboxyl group per molecule, the ratio of aldehyde groups to carboxyl groups being higher than 0.75:1, as a wet strength additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Thornton, Dorine L. Van Brussel-Verraest, Arie Besemer, Sussan Sandberg