Patents by Inventor Gary S. Furman, Jr.
Gary S. Furman, Jr. 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: 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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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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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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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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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.
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Patent number: 8958898Abstract: 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: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: William A. Von Drasek, Sammy Lee Archer, Gary S. Furman, Jr.
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Patent number: 8747616Abstract: The invention is directed towards methods and compositions for improving the sizing of paper using PAE. Proper sizing of paper requires that a sizing agent adequately disperse so as to evenly distribute on the paper. Proper sizing also requires that the agent not cause runnability or chemical problems with other materials or equipment used in the papermaking process. PAE displays unexpected attributes that allow it to disperse sizing agents. Best of all it is not subject to the same overdose effect of typical emulsifiers such as cationic starch. As a result PAE is an excellent option for use in sizing paper.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Ecolab USA IncInventors: Gary S. Furman, Jr., Robert M. Lowe, David J. Castro
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Publication number: 20140069600Abstract: The invention is directed towards methods and compositions for improving the sizing of paper using PAE. Proper sizing of paper requires that a sizing agent adequately disperse so as to evenly distribute on the paper. Proper sizing also requires that the agent not cause runnability or chemical problems with other materials or equipment used in the papermaking process. PAE displays unexpected attributes that allow it to disperse sizing agents. Best of all it is not subject to the same overdose effect of typical emulsifiers such as cationic starch. As a result PAE is an excellent option for use in sizing paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Gary S. Furman, JR., Robert M. Lowe, David J. Castro
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Patent number: 8518214Abstract: 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: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Gary S. Furman, Jr., Gillian Frette, Frank Koenig, Tobias Maurer
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Patent number: 8444812Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Vladimir A. Grigoriev, Gary S. Furman, Jr., Mingli Wei, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley, Bryan M. Schertzer
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Publication number: 20130116812Abstract: 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: November 7, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Sammy Lee Archer, Gary S. Furman, JR.
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Publication number: 20130103326Abstract: 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: October 20, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Gary S. Furman, JR., Sammy Lee Archer
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Publication number: 20130020042Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Gary S. Furman, JR., Gillian Frette, Frank Koenig, Tobias Maurer
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Patent number: 8071667Abstract: A release aid comprising one or more (poly)C5-C20 alpha olefins and one or more surfactants for use in releasing a paper web from the fabric in through air drying processes and/or from the Yankee dryer, compositions comprising the release aid and methods of using the release aid.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2005Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Gary S. Furman, Jr., Vladimir A. Grigoriev