Patents by Inventor Raymond Jeffrey Harwood

Raymond Jeffrey Harwood 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).

  • BLEACHING AND SHIVE REDUCTION PROCESS FOR NON-WOOD FIBERS
    Publication number: 20200340172
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for scouring and increasing the brightness of non-wood fibers. The method comprises forming a mixture of non-wood fibers, exposing the mixture to a scouring liquor and a scouring agent comprising oxygen gas to form a scouring mixture, and scouring the scouring mixture by radially circulating the scouring liquor throughout the scouring mixture to provide scoured fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Lee, Raymond Jeffrey Harwood, Edward J. Smith, Alan E. Wright
  • BLEACHING AND SHIVE REDUCTION PROCESS FOR NON-WOOD FIBERS
    Publication number: 20200332466
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for scouring and increasing the brightness of non-wood fibers. The method comprises forming a mixture of non-wood fibers, exposing the mixture to a scouring liquor and a scouring agent comprising oxygen gas to form a scouring mixture, and scouring the scouring mixture by radially circulating the scouring liquor throughout the scouring mixture to provide scoured fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Lee, Raymond Jeffrey Harwood, Edward J. Smith
  • Bleaching and shive reduction process for non-wood fibers
    Patent number: 10711399
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for scouring and increasing the brightness of non-wood fibers. The method comprises forming a mixture of non-wood fibers, exposing the mixture to a scouring liquor and a scouring agent comprising oxygen gas to form a scouring mixture, and scouring the scouring mixture by radially circulating the scouring liquor throughout the scouring mixture to provide scoured fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Lee, Raymond Jeffrey Harwood, Edward J. Smith
  • BLEACHING AND SHIVE REDUCTION PROCESS FOR NON-WOOD FIBERS
    Publication number: 20150337486
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for scouring and increasing the brightness of non-wood fibers. The method comprises forming a mixture of non-wood fibers, exposing the mixture to a scouring liquor and a scouring agent comprising oxygen gas to form a scouring mixture, and scouring the scouring mixture by radially circulating the scouring liquor throughout the scouring mixture to provide scoured fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Lee, Raymond Jeffrey Harwood, Edward J. Smith