Patents by Inventor Jennifer L. Rittenhouse Pruss

Jennifer L. Rittenhouse Pruss 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).

  • Hydrophobically modifed poly[ethylene glycol] for use in pitch and stickies control in pulp and papermaking processes
    Patent number: 8388806
    Abstract: Methods for inhibiting the depositions of organic contaminants from pulp in pulp and papermaking systems are disclosed. Hydrophobically modified poly[ethylene glycol] are added to the pulp or applied to deposition-prone surfaces of a papermaking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Qu-Ming Gu, Huai N. Cheng, William S. Carey, Robert A. Gelman, Jennifer L. Rittenhouse-Pruss, Erin A. S. Doherty
  • Variant galactose oxidase, nucleic acid encoding same, and methods of using same
    Patent number: 6498026
    Abstract: The present invention provides mutant genes encoding variant galactose oxidase enzymes, termed vGOs; constructs and recombinant host cells incorporating the genes; the vGO polypeptides encoded by the genes; antibodies to the polypeptides; and methods of making and using all of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Simon Delagrave, Anthony M. Maffia, III, Dennis J. Murphy, Jennifer L. Rittenhouse Pruss, Edward J. Bylina, William J. Coleman
  • Variant galactose oxidase, nucleic acid encoding same, and methods of using same
    Publication number: 20010051369
    Abstract: The present invention provides mutant genes encoding variant galactose oxidase enzymes, termed vGOs; constructs and recombinant host cells incorporating the genes; the vGO polypeptides encoded by the genes; antibodies to the polypeptides; and methods of making and using all of the foregoing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: Simon Delagrave, Anthony M. Maffia, Dennis J. Murphy, Jennifer L. Rittenhouse Pruss, Edward J. Bylina, William J. Coleman