Patents by Inventor Terry A. Brodof

Terry A. Brodof 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).

  • Photodegradable cellulose ester tow
    Patent number: 5647383
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a man-made fiber comprising a cellulose ester and 0.05 to 5.0% by weight of a titanium dioxide having an average particle size of less than 100 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Hoechst Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Terry A. Brodof, John B. Hopkins, Jr.
  • Photodegradable cellulose ester tow
    Patent number: 5491024
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a man-made fiber comprising a cellulose ester and 0.05 to 5.0% by weight of a titanium dioxide having an average particle size of less than 100 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Terry A. Brodof, John B. Hopkins, Jr.
  • Superabsorbent, continuous filament web
    Patent number: H1565
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel absorbent article that includes immobilized superabsorbent particulate in a fiber structure of high integrity. More particularly, a continuous filament web loaded with the superabsorbent particulate, is provided. Cellulose ester tow having crimped filaments, is advantageously used as a starting material. Also provided is a process for adhering superabsorbent particulate to opened tow by use of a tackifying agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventors: Terry A. Brodof, Ronald O. Bryant, Harold W. Davis