Patents by Inventor Oriol Cusola Aumedes

Oriol Cusola Aumedes 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).

  • Isolated aqueous enzymatic preparation and the use thereof for the functionalization of the surface of paper or cellulosic substrates
    Patent number: 9702087
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention relates to an isolated aqueous enzymatic preparation obtained from the reaction of at least one oxidoreductase enzyme, preferably a laccase, and at least one natural or synthetic product, preferably a natural compound, said natural or synthetic product comprising, in the structure thereof, at least one phenol or alcohol group, which optionally has one or more hydrophobic chains, or at least one sterol group. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to the use of said isolated aqueous enzymatic preparation in the functionalization of the surface of paper or cellulosic substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Nopco Paper Technology Holding AS
    Inventors: Oriol Cusola Aumedes, M. Blanca Roncero Vivero, Cristina Valls Vidal, Teresa Vidal Llucia
  • ISOLATED AQUEOUS ENZYMATIC PREPARATION AND THE USE THEREOF FOR THE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF THE SURFACE OF PAPER OR CELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20150167246
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention relates to an isolated aqueous enzymatic preparation obtained from the reaction of at least one oxidoreductase enzyme, preferably a laccase, and at least one natural or synthetic product, preferably a natural compound, said natural or synthetic product comprising, in the structure thereof, at least one phenol or alcohol group, which optionally has one or more hydrophobic chains, or at least one sterol group. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to the use of said isolated aqueous enzymatic preparation in the functionalization of the surface of paper or cellulosic substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Oriol Cusola Aumedes, M. Blanca Roncero Vivero, Cristina Valls Vidal, Teresa Vidal Llucia