Patents by Inventor Michael M. Satkowski

Michael M. Satkowski 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).

  • Water stable compositions and articles comprising starch and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 8530557
    Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions comprising starch and articles made therefrom are water stable or may be rendered so. One method of making water stable thermoplastic compositions comprises the steps of mixing destructured starch with polyhydric alcohol and acid, and forming an ester condensation reaction product from at least a portion of the polyhydric alcohol and acid. In some embodiments, a pre-polymer formed from the ester condensation reaction may be provided as a pre-polymer that is mixed with the starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Isao Noda, Michael M. Satkowski, William M. Allen, Jr., James T. Knapmeyer
  • Water stable compositions and articles comprising starch and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 8435354
    Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions comprising starch and articles made therefrom are water stable or may be rendered so. One method of making water stable thermoplastic compositions comprises the steps of mixing destructured starch with polyhydric alcohol and triglyceride, and forming a transesterification reaction product from at least a portion of the polyhydric alcohol and triglyceride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Isao Noda, Michael M. Satkowski, William M. Allen, Jr., James T. Knapmeyer
  • WATER STABLE COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING STARCH AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120279421
    Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions comprising starch and articles made therefrom are water stable or may be rendered so. One method of making water stable thermoplastic compositions comprises the steps of mixing destructured starch with polyhydric alcohol and acid, and forming an ester condensation reaction product from at least a portion of the polyhydric alcohol and acid. In some embodiments, a pre-polymer formed from the ester condensation reaction may be provided as a pre-polymer that is mixed with the starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Isao Noda, Michael M. Satkowski, William M. Allen, JR., James T. Knapmeyer
  • WATER STABLE FIBERS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING STARCH, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120216709
    Abstract: Water stable fibers and articles made therefrom are formed from a thermoplastic composition comprising destructured starch, polyhydric alcohol, acid, and optionally triglyceride. Processes for making water stable compositions may comprise melt extruding a mixture of destructured starch, polyhydric alcohol, acid, and optionally triglyceride, to form an extrudate, and heating the mixture, extrudate, or both to provide a water stable article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Isao Noda, Michael M. Satkowski, William M. Allen, JR., James T. Knapmeyer