Patents by Inventor Robert Francis Dougherty

Robert Francis Dougherty 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).

  • Composition and method for preparing leather
    Patent number: 7637961
    Abstract: An oligomeric composition containing oligomers and at least one stabilizing component is provided. An aqueous dispersion composition containing the oligomeric composition is useful for treating tanned leather to provide leather with increased softness or strength. Also provided are a method of treating tanned leather using the composition and an article containing the treated leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Anton Georges El A'mma, Shang-Jaw Chiou, Robert Francis Dougherty
  • Composition and method for preparing leather
    Publication number: 20030180469
    Abstract: An oligomeric composition containing oligomers and at least one stabilizing component is provided. An aqueous dispersion composition containing the oligomeric composition is useful for treating tanned leather to provide leather with increased softness or strength. Also provided are a method of treating tanned leather using the composition and an article containing the treated leather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Anton Georges El A'mma, Shang-Jaw Chiou, Robert Francis Dougherty