Patents by Inventor Robert Joseph Proverb

Robert Joseph Proverb 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).

  • Patent number: 7964669
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin comprising a reacted A) first partially crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) first polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a first glyoxal component; and B) a second crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) second polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a second glyoxyal component; such that the first polyacrylamide backbone has a molecular weight that is less than the molecular weight of the second polyacrylamide backbone; and the first polyacrylamide backbone and the second polyacrylamide backbone have a weight ratio ranging from 75:25 to 95:5. Methods for making and using the resin. Fibrous substrates made with the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Kemira Oyj
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Proverb, Lucyna M. Pawlowska
  • Publication number: 20100190948
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin comprising a reacted A) first partially crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) first polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a first glyoxal component; and B) a second crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) second polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a second glyoxyal component; such that the first polyacrylamide backbone has a molecular weight that is less than the molecular weight of the second polyacrylamide backbone; and the first polyacrylamide backbone and the second polyacrylamide backbone have a weight ratio ranging from 75:25 to 95:5. Methods for making and using the resin. Fibrous substrates made with the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Proverb, Lucyna M. Pawlowska
  • Patent number: 7727359
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin comprising a reacted A) first partially crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) first polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a first glyoxal component; and B) a second crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) second polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a second glyoxyal component; such that the first polyacrylamide backbone has a molecular weight that is less than the molecular weight of the second polyacrylamide backbone; and the first polyacrylamide backbone and the second polyacrylamide backbone have a weight ratio ranging from 75:25 to 95:5. Methods for making and using the resin. Fibrous substrates made with the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Kemira Oyj
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Proverb, Lucyna M. Pawlowska
  • Publication number: 20090283231
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin comprising a reacted A) first partially crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) first polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a first glyoxal component; and B) a second crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) second polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a second glyoxyal component; such that the first polyacrylamide backbone has a molecular weight that is less than the molecular weight of the second polyacrylamide backbone; and the first polyacrylamide backbone and the second polyacrylamide backbone have a weight ratio ranging from 75:25 to 95:5. Methods for making and using the resin. Fibrous substrates made with the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Proverb, Lucyna M. Pawlowska
  • Patent number: 7608665
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin comprising a reacted A) first partially crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) first polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a first glyoxal component; and B) a second crosslinked glyoxalated polymer comprising a reacted (i) second polyacrylamide backbone and (ii) a second glyoxyal component; such that the first polyacrylamide backbone has a molecular weight that is less than the molecular weight of the second polyacrylamide backbone; and the first polyacrylamide backbone and the second polyacrylamide backbone have a weight ratio ranging from 75:25 to 95:5. Methods for making and using the resin. Fibrous substrates made with the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Lanxess Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Proverb, Lucyna M. Pawlowska
  • Patent number: 6210475
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to paper sizing emulsions, a method of making sizing emulsions, a method of sizing paper products, such as paper and board, and paper or board made using the method and the sizing emulsions of the invention. The paper sizing emulsions of the invention contains at least one sizing agent and a cationic liquid hydroxyalkylated starch that is pumpable and at least partially degraded. Typically, before dilution for mixing with the sizing material, the starch exists as a liquid in water and contains solids in an amount up to about 30 percent by weight, and has a viscosity of up to about 30,000 cps. The starch is diluted with water, before emulsifying the sizing agent to reduce the solids to an amount suitable for emulsification, and used to emulsify the sizing agent. The resulting emulsion can then be used to size paper and board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Bayer Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Dauplaise, Robert Joseph Proverb, Katarzyna Komarowska