Patents by Inventor Suzanne Matthews

Suzanne Matthews 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).

  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL
    Publication number: 20240102056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a thermostable alpha-amylase and optionally a thermostable protease are present and/or added during liquefaction. The invention also relates to a composition suitable for use in a process of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Randy Deinhammer, Suzanne Clark, Mauricio Quiros, John Matthews, Anne Glud Hjulmand, Chee-Leong Soong, Tomoko Matsui, Shinobu Takagi
  • Atmospheric pressure plasma-aided antimicrobial finishes of textiles
    Publication number: 20070161308
    Abstract: Novel methods of producing a textile fabric exhibiting antimicrobial characteristics are provided. The methods include providing a textile fabric having a fabric surface and providing an antimicrobial agent for inclusion on the fabric surface. The methods further include exposing the textile fabric to atmospheric pressure plasma wherein the fabric surface is activated and grafting the antimicrobial agent onto the fabric surface during activation of the fabric surface wherein the antimicrobial agent is copolymerized to form a permanent inclusion on the fabric surface. Novel fabrics exhibiting antimicrobial characteristics are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Mohamed Bourham, Marian McCord, Suzanne Matthews, Carrie Cornelius