Patents by Inventor Thaddeus MALONEY

Thaddeus MALONEY 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).

  • Nanofibrillar cellulose product and a method for manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 12043675
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for preparing nanofibrillar cellulose product, the method comprising providing nanofibrillar cellulose, providing multivalent cations, contacting the nanofibrillar cellulose with the multivalent cations, and allowing reacting for a period of time to obtain cross-linked nanofibrillar cellulose product. The present application also provides a nanofibrillar cellulose product comprising nanofibrillar cellulose and multivalent cations, wherein the nanofibrillar cellulose is crosslinked by the multivalent cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tapani Vuorinen, Pegah Khanjani, Thaddeus Maloney, Sara Ceccherini, Markus Nuopponen, Kari Luukko
  • A nanofibrillar cellulose product and a method for manufacturing thereof
    Publication number: 20210130500
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for preparing nanofibrillar cellulose product, the method comprising providing nanofibrillar cellulose, providing multivalent cations, contacting the nanofibrillar cellulose with the multivalent cations, and allowing reacting for a period of time to obtain cross-linked nanofibrillar cellulose product. The present application also provides a nanofibrillar cellulose product comprising nanofibrillar cellulose and multivalent cations, wherein the nanofibrillar cellulose is crosslinked by the multivalent cations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Tapani VUORINEN, Pegah KHANJANI, Thaddeus MALONEY, Sara CECCHERINI, Markus NUOPPONEN, Kari LUUKKO