Patents by Inventor Gillian Frette

Gillian Frette 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).

  • Debonder and softener compositions
    Patent number: 9506201
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Gary S. Furman, Gillian Frette, Frank Koenig, Tobias Maurer
  • DEBONDER AND SOFTENER COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20130340963
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Gary S. Furman, Gillian Frette, Frank Koenig, Tobias Maurer
  • Debonder and softener compositions
    Patent number: 8518214
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Gary S. Furman, Jr., Gillian Frette, Frank Koenig, Tobias Maurer
  • DEBONDER AND SOFTENER COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20130020042
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Gary S. Furman, JR., Gillian Frette, Frank Koenig, Tobias Maurer