Patents by Inventor Eric Oswaldo Fernandez

Eric Oswaldo Fernandez 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).

  • Process for increasing the refiner production rate and/or decreasing the specific energy of pulping wood
    Patent number: 7981247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for enhancing a refiner's production rate and/or reducing the specific energy consumption for a freeness target through the use of lubricant(s) or carrier(s)/frictionizer(s), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Oswaldo Fernandez, Mark Edward Laurint
  • Defoamers for pulp and papermaking applications
    Patent number: 7879917
    Abstract: A defoamer made from a composition that has at least one triglyceride oil or triglyceride oil mixture, at least one silicone, at least one silicone-triglyceride stabilizing agent, hydrophobic silica particles, optionally one or more surfactants and/or dispersants, and optionally one or more thickeners, and optionally one or more biocides. The defoamers described herein have utility in controlling foam in industrial applications. Typically, the defoamer can be used to control foam in pulp and paper applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Huai N. Cheng, Eric Oswaldo Fernandez, John M. Sheepy
  • Process for Increasing the Refiner Production Rate and/or Decreasing the Specific Energy of Pulping Wood
    Publication number: 20100186911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for enhancing a refiner's production rate and/or reducing the specific energy consumption for a freeness target through the use of lubricant(s) or carrier(s)/frictionizer(s), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Eric Oswaldo Fernandez, Mark Edward Laurint
  • Process for increasing the refiner production rate and/or decreasing the specific energy of pulping wood
    Patent number: 7726592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for enhancing a refiner's production rate and/or reducing the specific energy consumption for a freeness target through the use of lubricant(s) or carrier(s)/frictionizer(s), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Oswaldo Fernandez, Mark Edward Laurint