Patents by Inventor Marc Charles Florent Berkcmans

Marc Charles Florent Berkcmans 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 Derivatives for Use in Paper Sizing and/or Coating Compositions
    Publication number: 20100126383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a starch-based composition, characterised in that it comprises: (a) mixing a starch substrate with sodium perborate; (b) adding water to the mix of step (a) to form a slurry; and (c) pasting the slurry of step (b). The invention further relates to starch-based compositions prepared in accordance with said method, paper sizing and/or coating compositions comprising said starch-based compositions and paper products treated with said sizing and/or coating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Marc Charles Florent Berkcmans, Rudy Roux