Patents by Inventor James S. Wooten, IV

James S. Wooten, IV 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).

  • Superabsorbent copolymer
    Patent number: 8871880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a superabsorbent copolymer comprising a reaction product of a reactive optical brightener comonomer. In another embodiment, the superabsorbent copolymer comprises a reaction product of a first monomer and a reactive optical brightener comonomer. The reactive optical brightener comonomer may be selected from various pyrene optical brighteners listed herein. The invention also relates to superabsorbent copolymer having from about 0.1 to 10,000 ppm of a reactive optical brightener comonomer based on the superabsorbent copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Evonik Corporation
    Inventors: Matthias Naumann, James S. Wooten, IV
  • SUPERABSORBENT COPOLYMER
    Publication number: 20130253158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a superabsorbent copolymer comprising a reaction product of a reactive optical brightener comonomer. In another embodiment, the superabsorbent copolymer comprises a reaction product of a first monomer and a reactive optical brightener comonomer. The reactive optical brightener comonomer may be selected from various pyrene optical brighteners listed herein. The invention also relates to superabsorbent copolymer having from about 0.1 to 10,000 ppm of a reactive optical brightener comonomer based on the superabsorbent copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Matthias Naumann, James S. Wooten, IV