Patents by Inventor Jinhai Xiao

Jinhai Xiao 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).

  • Patent number: 10889939
    Abstract: The present application discloses a sizing method for making paper. An alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA) is added to a papermaking process. An aluminum salt is added in one or more process steps during the papermaking process. Preferably, the aluminum salt is an aluminum salt which can generate free aluminum ion in aqueous solution. The sizing method of the present application enhances the usage efficiency of a sizing agent and the aluminum salt, as well as provides paper having a high moisture content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Zhi Chen, Jinhai Xiao, Xiaofeng Zhang, Kun Hou, James L. Thomas, Kaihong Huang
  • Publication number: 20190003125
    Abstract: The present application discloses a sizing method for making paper. An alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA) is added to a papermaking process. An aluminum salt is added in one or more process steps during the papermaking process. Preferably, the aluminum salt is an aluminum salt which can generate free aluminum ion in aqueous solution. The sizing method of the present application enhances the usage efficiency of a sizing agent and the aluminum salt, as well as provides paper having a high moisture content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Zhi Chen, Jinhai Xiao, Xiaofeng Zhang, Kun Hou, James L. Thomas, Kaihong Huang