Patents by Inventor Elliot Scherr

Elliot Scherr 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: 20070173423
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improvement in a process for delivering a fabric refreshening active to a fabric. This improvement includes delivering the active to the fabric in a conventional clothes dryer such that the heat and tumbling action provided by the dryer delivers the active to the fabric while damp to thus provide refreshing properties to the fabric. The invention also relates to a product for delivering the active as noted. The active is generally applied to the fabric at a temperature in the range of 125 to 145° F., and comprises hydrogen peroxide. The refreshening active may include a fragrancing agent so that the fabric is fragranced as the refreshening agent is applied. Preferably, the refreshening active is initially placed in a container that is placed in the dryer, wherein the container does not release the agent until a desired temperature is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Vermeer, Elliot Scherr, Robert Fuller, Earle Ellis, Munirhusein Adat, Nicholas O'Leary, Sandra Barvaux
  • Patent number: 5484884
    Abstract: Substantially amorphous, high molecular weight polyaniline which is processable into shaped articles such as fibers is disclosed. Polyaniline base made by standard procedures is subjected to extraction to remove impurities and lower molecular weight fractions. The resulting high molecular weight base, which is partially crystalline and insoluble in NMP and concentrated H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, is converted to an amorphous material soluble in NMP and concentrated H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, by a two step process involving conversion to a salt, and reconversion to a base. Fibers prepared from the high molecular weight material exhibit conductivities in the range of about 50 to 100 S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Alan G. MacDiarmid, Elliot Scherr, Xun Tang
  • Patent number: 5312686
    Abstract: Substantially amorphous, high molecular weight polyaniline which is processable into shaped articles such as fibers is disclosed. Polyaniline base made by standard procedures is subjected to extraction to remove impurities and lower molecular weight fractions. The resulting high molecular weight base, which is partially crystalline and insoluble in NMP and concentrated H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, is converted to an amorphous material soluble in NMP and concentrated H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, by a two step process involving conversion to a salt, and reconversion to a base. Fibers prepared from the high molecular weight material exhibit conductivities in the range of about 50 to 100 S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Trustees of University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Alan G. MacDiarmid, Elliot Scherr, Xun Tang
  • Patent number: 5258472
    Abstract: Substantially amorphous, high molecular weight polyaniline which is processable into shaped articles such as fibers is disclosed. Polyaniline base made by standard procedures is subjected to extraction to remove impurities and lower molecular weight fractions. The resulting high molecular weight base, which is partially crystalline and insoluble in NMP and concentrated H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, is converted to an amorphous material soluble in NMP and concentrated H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, by a two step process involving conversion to a salt, and reconversion to a base. Fibers prepared from the high molecular weight material exhibit conductivities in the range of about 50 to 100 S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Alan G. MacDiarmid, Elliot Scherr, Xun Tang
  • Patent number: 5217650
    Abstract: Methods for preparing highly conductive, oriented polymers are disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, solution of conductive polymer is cast onto the surface of a stretchable support material, and oriented polymer is produced by removing solvent from the solution and stretching the support material. The invention is particularly useful for preparing oriented films of polyaniline which films have been shown to exhibit conductivities in the range of 300-2,500 S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Nicholas Theophilou, Sanjeev Manohar, Elliot Scherr
  • Patent number: 5177187
    Abstract: Substantially amorphous, high molecular weight polyaniline which is processable into shaped articles such as fibers is disclosed. Polyaniline base made by standard procedures is subjected to extraction to remove impurities and lower molecular weight fractions. The resulting high molecular weight base, which is partially crystalline and insoluble in NMP and concentrated H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, is converted to an amorphous material soluble in NMP and concentrated H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, by a two step process involving conversion to a salt, and reconversion to a base. Fibers prepared from the high molecular weight material exhibit conductivities in the range of about 50 to 100 S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Alan G. MacDiarmid, Elliot Scherr, Xun Tang
  • Patent number: 4935181
    Abstract: Methods for preparing highly conductive, oriented polymers are disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, solution of conductive polymer is cast onto the surface of a stretchable support material, and oriented polymer is produced by removing solvent from the solution and stretching the support material. The invention is particularly useful for preparing oriented films of polyaniline which films have been shown to exhibit conductivities in the range of 300-2500 S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Trustess of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Nicolas Theophilou, Sanjeev Manohar, Elliot Scherr