Patents by Inventor MICHAEL K. DOWD

MICHAEL K. DOWD 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).

  • ENHANCED ADHESION OF COTTONSEED PROTEIN WITH CATECHOL-CONTAINING PROMOTERS
    Publication number: 20210246343
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are adhesive compositions containing a cottonseed protein and a catechol compound containing a carboxyl group, and optionally a carrier. Also disclosed are processes for producing an adhesive composition involving mixing a cottonseed protein and a catechol compound containing a carboxyl group, and optionally a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Huai N. Cheng, Michael K. Dowd, Zhongqi He
  • Adhesive compositions and methods of adhering articles together
    Patent number: 10023777
    Abstract: An adhesive composition containing cottonseed protein, and one or more of the following components: (i) soy protein, (ii) a polysaccharide, and (iii) at least one modifier selected from a carboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, a phosphorus-containing acid or ester, a cationic amino acid, a quaternary ammonium salt, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Huai N Cheng, Catrina V. Ford, Michael K Dowd, Zhongqi He
  • Adhesive Compositions And Methods Of Adhering Articles Together
    Publication number: 20180171194
    Abstract: An adhesive composition containing cottonseed protein, and one or more of the following components: (i) soy protein, (ii) a polysaccharide, and (iii) at least one modifier selected from a carboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, a phosphorus-containing acid or ester, a cationic amino acid, a quaternary ammonium salt, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: HUAI N. CHENG, CATRINA V. FORD, MICHAEL K. DOWD, ZHONGQI HE