Patents by Inventor Marie E. Vanderlaan

Marie E. Vanderlaan 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).

  • BIODEGRADABLE LAYERED COMPOSITE
    Publication number: 20210146665
    Abstract: Biodegradable layered composite comprising a first nonwoven biodegradable layer having a first and second major surface, the first nonwoven biodegradable layer comprising biodegradable polymeric melt-blown fibers, and a plurality of particles enmeshed in the biodegradable polymeric melt-blown fibers; and a biodegradable polymer film on at least a portion of the first major surface of the first nonwoven biodegradable layer. Biodegradable layered composite described herein can be used, for example, as biomulch for controlling weed growth and moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ignatius A. Kadoma, Jeffrey A. Chambers, Michael D. Romano, Marie E. Vanderlaan