Patents by Inventor Gary S. Furman
Gary S. Furman 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).
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Patent number: 11427964Abstract: A composition is disclosed that may include an adhesive agent and a release aid. A Yankee dryer coating is also disclosed that may include a release aid. The release aid may include a cationic polymer salt that is a reaction product of a polyamine or a polyalkyleneimine and a substituted alkyl trialkyl quaternary ammonium salt. Also provided are methods of treating and creping paper.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Gary S. Furman, Jr., Christopher Kaley, Zhengang Zong
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Publication number: 20210198848Abstract: A composition is disclosed that may include an adhesive agent and a release aid. A Yankee dryer coating is also disclosed that may include a release aid. The release aid may include a cationic polymer salt that is a reaction product of a polyamine or a polyalkyleneimine and a substituted alkyl trialkyl quaternary ammonium salt. Also provided are methods of treating and creping paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Gary S. Furman, Jr., Christopher Kaley, Zhengang Zong
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Patent number: 11041271Abstract: Vibration sensors can be used in paper making systems and methods to determine various aspects of the paper making operation. Vibration sensors, for example, positioned on cleaning blades configured to clean various deposits off of rollers in a paper making system can output vibration data that can be indicative of the vibration of the blade. The vibration data can be analyzed in order to characterize the cause of the vibration and/or the location of the vibration within a paper making system. If the vibration data satisfies a predetermined condition, a corrective action can be initiated. Different corrective actions can be initiated based on the characterized cause and/or location of the vibration in order to effectively improve the operation of the system while minimizing costly system shut downs and major maintenance.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Dominic Luneau, Fouad M. Moukannas, Gary S. Furman, David I. Weinstein, William Von Drasek
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Publication number: 20210140110Abstract: Creping adhesives and processes for making and using same. In some embodiments, the creping adhesive can include a solvent, a modified polyvinyl alcohol, and a crosslinked resin. The crosslinked resin can include polyamidoamine backbones crosslinked by primary crosslinking moieties and propanediyl moieties, where the primary crosslinking moieties can be derived from a functionally symmetric crosslinker. In other embodiments, the crosslinked resin can include polyamidoamine backbones crosslinked by primary crosslinking moieties and secondary crosslinking moieties, where the primary crosslinking moieties can be derived from a first functionally symmetric crosslinker and the secondary crosslinking moieties can be derived from a second functionally symmetric crosslinker. In other embodiments, the crosslinked resin can include polyamidoamine backbones crosslinked by primary crosslinking moieties, where the primary crosslinking moieties can be derived from a functionally symmetric crosslinker.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Ashish Dhawan, David J. Castro, Gary S. Furman, Christopher Kaley
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Publication number: 20210079143Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Gary S. Furman, En-Wei Lin, Mei Liu, David J. Castro, Christopher D. Kaley
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Patent number: 10604896Abstract: The invention embodies the application of different combinations of the monitoring and data processing aspects as a means to develop an early warning chatter alarming system. Configuring an early warning chatter alarming system can be as simple as using n? alarm settings to develop an alarming strategy from different trend conditions such as overall RMS, selected vibration frequencies, slope analysis, and wavelet analysis. A higher level of alarming is provided by using a time integrated approach to account for both intensity of the alarm variable and duration. Combining these different aspects with a predictive model incorporates process-operating conditions to enhance the alarming sensitivity for earlier detection and reduce false positives. Finally, combining the different alarming aspects with a rule-based decision making approach such as fuzzy logic allows alarming based on qualitative analysis of different data streams.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Gary S. Furman, Jr., Sammy L. Archer
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Publication number: 20190120811Abstract: Vibration sensors can be used in paper making systems and methods to determine various aspects of the paper making operation. Vibration sensors, for example, positioned on cleaning blades configured to clean various deposits off of rollers in a paper making system can output vibration data that can be indicative of the vibration of the blade. The vibration data can be analyzed in order to characterize the cause of the vibration and/or the location of the vibration within a paper making system. If the vibration data satisfies a predetermined condition, a corrective action can be initiated. Different corrective actions can be initiated based on the characterized cause and/or location of the vibration in order to effectively improve the operation of the system while minimizing costly system shut downs and major maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Dominic Luneau, Fouad M. Moukannas, Gary S. Furman, David I. Weinstein, William Von Drasek
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Patent number: 9951475Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and compositions for increasing the dry strength of paper. The invention utilizes a tailored strength agent whose size and shape is tailored to fit into the junction points between flocs of a paper sheet. The strength agents is in contact with the slurry for just enough time to collect at the junction points but not so much that it can migrate away from there.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Weiguo Cheng, Mei Liu, Gary S. Furman, Jr., Robert M. Lowe
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Patent number: 9851199Abstract: The invention embodies methods and apparatuses to monitor and control the characteristics of a creping process. The method involves measuring optical properties of various points along a creped paper sheet and converting those measurements into characteristic defining data. The invention allows for determining the magnitude and distribution of crepe structures and their frequency and distribution. This allows for the generation of information that is accurate and is much more reliable than the coarse guessing that is currently used in the industry. Feeding this information to papermaking process equipment can result in increases in both quality and efficiency in papermaking.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Sammy Lee Archer, Gary S. Furman, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170121909Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and compositions for increasing the dry strength of paper. The invention utilizes a tailored strength agent whose size and shape is tailored to fit into the junction points between flocs of a paper sheet. The strength agents is in contact with the slurry for just enough time to collect at the junction points but not so much that it can migrate away from there.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Weiguo Cheng, Mei Liu, Gary S. Furman, JR., Robert M. Lowe
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Patent number: 9574119Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Gary S. Furman, Jr., Mingli Wei, Christopher D. Kaley, David J. Castro, Vladimir A. Grigoriev
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Patent number: 9567708Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for increasing the dry strength of paper. The invention utilizes a tailored strength agent whose size and shape is tailored to fit into the junction points between flocs of a paper sheet. The strength agents is in contact with the slurry for just enough time to collect at the junction points but not so much that it can migrate away from there.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Weiguo Cheng, Mei Liu, Gary S. Furman, Robert M. Lowe
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Patent number: 9506201Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for softening paper. An inventive composition and method of its use softens paper products (like tissue paper) by de-bonding its cellulose fibers and by improving the smoothness of the resulting paper. The invention forms a surfactant-polymer complex that attaches de-bonding non-ionic surfactants to cellulose fibers that would otherwise not be retained by the cellulose fibers. This complex prevents the fibers from bonding with each other and makes the paper product smoother. Best of all, the composition is environmentally superior and is a non-toxic.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Gary S. Furman, Gillian Frette, Frank Koenig, Tobias Maurer
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Publication number: 20160340830Abstract: The invention embodies the application of different combinations of the monitoring and data processing aspects as a means to develop an early warning chatter alarming system. Configuring an early warning chatter alarming system can be as simple as using n? alarm settings to develop an alarming strategy from different trend conditions such as overall RMS, selected vibration frequencies, slope analysis, and wavelet analysis. A higher level of alarming is provided by using a time integrated approach to account for both intensity of the alarm variable and duration. Combining these different aspects with a predictive model incorporates process-operating conditions to enhance the alarming sensitivity for earlier detection and reduce false positives. Finally, combining the different alarming aspects with a rule-based decision making approach such as fuzzy logic allows alarming based on qualitative analysis of different data streams.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Gary S. Furman, JR., Sammy L. Archer
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Patent number: 9404895Abstract: The invention embodies the application of different combinations of the monitoring and data processing aspects as a means to develop an early warning chatter alarming system. Configuring an early warning chatter alarming system can be as simple as using n? alarm settings to develop an alarming strategy from different trend conditions such as overall RMS, selected vibration frequencies, slope analysis, and wavelet analysis. A higher level of alarming is provided by using a time integrated approach to account for both intensity of the alarm variable and duration. Combining these different aspects with a predictive model incorporates process-operating conditions to enhance the alarming sensitivity for earlier detection and reduce false positives. Finally, combining the different alarming aspects with a rule-based decision making approach such as fuzzy logic allows alarming based on qualitative analysis of different data streams.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: William A. Von Drasek, Gary S. Furman, Jr., Sammy Lee Archer
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Patent number: 9388530Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for monitoring and controlling the thickness of coating on a creping cylinder is disclosed. The methodologies involve a coordinated scheme of apparatuses that function to monitor various aspects of a creping cylinder coating so that the thickness of the coating can be determined.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: NALCO COMPANYInventors: William A. Von Drasek, Rodney H. Banks, Gary S. Furman
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Publication number: 20160152878Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: NALCO COMPANYInventors: GARY S. FURMAN, JR., MINGLI WEI, CHRISTOPHER D. KALEY, DAVID J. CASTRO, VLADIMIR A. GRIGORIEV
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Patent number: 9266301Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: NALCO COMPANYInventors: Gary S. Furman, Mingli Wei, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley, David J. Castro, Vladimir Grigoriev
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Publication number: 20150197893Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for increasing the dry strength of paper. The invention utilizes a tailored strength agent whose size and shape is tailored to fit into the junction points between flocs of a paper sheet. The strength agents is in contact with the slurry for just enough time to collect at the junction points but not so much that it can migrate away from there.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Weiguo Cheng, Mei Liu, Gary S. Furman, Robert M. Lowe
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Publication number: 20150160001Abstract: The invention embodies methods and apparatuses to monitor and control the characteristics of a creping process. The method involves measuring optical properties of various points along a creped paper sheet and converting those measurements into characteristic defining data. The invention allows for determining the magnitude and distribution of crepe structures and their frequency and distribution. This allows for the generation of information that is accurate and is much more reliable than the coarse guessing that is currently used in the industry. Feeding this information to papermaking process equipment can result in increases in both quality and efficiency in papermaking.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: NALCO COMPANYInventors: William A. Von Drasek, Sammy Lee Archer, Gary S. Furman, JR.