Patents by Inventor James Edward Potts

James Edward Potts 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).

  • Environmentally degradable compositions exposed to actinic or ionizing radiation and process
    Patent number: 4067836
    Abstract: An environmentally degradable polymer based composition which has been exposed to actinic or ionizing radiation and which comprises an ethylene polymer base resin, and a synergistic combination of an auto-oxidative polymer or low molecular weight organic compound, certain polyvalent metal salts, and an antioxidant additive for the ethylene polymer; and a process for making such composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: James Edward Potts, Stephen Watson Cornell, Albert Martin Sracic
  • Environmentally degradable ethylene polymeric compositions
    Patent number: 3935141
    Abstract: An environmentally degradable polymer composition comprising an ethylene polymer base resin, and a synergistic combination of an auto-oxidative polymer or low molecular weight organic compound; certain polyvalent transition metal salt; and an antioxidant additive for the ethylene polymer. A product of this composition when discarded to the environment is caused to deteriorate by the action of the elements, thereby hastening the deterioration of litter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1972
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: James Edward Potts, Stephen Watson Cornell, Albert Martin Sracic