Patents by Inventor J. Miller Byne

J. Miller Byne 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 preparing a purified mineral coating
    Patent number: 4935391
    Abstract: A process is provided for purifying finely divided minerals contacting organic material sufficiently to make the minerals useful for coating a filling paper or for use as catalysts, catalyst supports or the like. The process comprises concomitantly contacting an aqueous slurry of the mineral with a peroxygen and a gas containing ozone at a pH from 5 to 12. Preferably, the peroxygen is incorporated into the slurry prior to contacting the slurry with a gas containing ozone. Optionally, the slurry may be pretreated with a chelating agent or subsequently bleached with a reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Frank E. Caropreso, Harry M. Castrantas, J. Miller Byne