Patents by Inventor Kenneth Curtis Benton

Kenneth Curtis Benton 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).

  • Starch copolymer products and process
    Patent number: 6040379
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for the preparation of a starch copolymer product which is the reaction product of starch and one or more synthetic monomers capable of undergoing free radical polymerization wherein the reaction product is in the form of an emulsion or dispersion having weight-average particle sizes less than 180 nm as measured by Capillary Hydrodynamic Fractionation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Penford Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Luebke, Kenneth Curtis Benton, Yakov A. Letuchy