Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Borcher
Thomas A. Borcher 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).
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Patent number: 11957139Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising NPN compound coated with a bypass agent allowing ruminal bypass of the composition and a method for increasing fiber digestibility, a method for increasing feed intake, a method for increasing somatic growth, a method for increasing milk production, a method for reducing N excretion in a ruminant, a method for improving rumen pH stability in a ruminant, a method for preventing or reducing ammonia toxicity in the rumen. The compositions and methods of the invention are particularly suitable for ruminants that are held in harsh climates and/or at remote locations from a farm.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbHInventors: Thomas Haeussner, Georg Borchers, Frank Fischer, Lucas Geist, Christoph Kobler, Cornelia Borgmann, Javier Martin-Tereso Lopez, Isabela Pena Carvalho De Carvalho
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Patent number: 10459847Abstract: A method includes deploying non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) coupled to a processor or central processing unit (CPU) core of a computing device as a peripheral device via an input/output (I/O) bus, and providing a NVRAM application programming interface (API) for the CPU core to conduct NVRAM read and write operations. Providing the NVRAM API includes allocating a single memory buffer per command to hold data transferred to or from the NVRAM. The method includes configuring the processor in conjunction with the NVRAM API to set up command queues inside in the host Memory Mapped Input Output (MMIO) space.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Monish Shah, Albert Thomas Borchers, Joel Dylan Coburn, Benjamin Charles Serebrin
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Patent number: 5604192Abstract: Detergent compositions comprising nonionic detergent surfactant; unsaturated soap, i.e., oleate and/or ricinoleate; hydrophobic cleaning solvent; and aqueous solvent system. The compositions have excellent detergency properties and excellent filming/streaking properties. Preferred soaps are specific betaaminoalkanolammonium soaps, which provide superior filming/streaking properties as compared to, e.g., sodium soap.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1994Date of Patent: February 18, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Daniel W. Michael, Thomas A. Borcher, Sr.
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Patent number: 5376287Abstract: Dryer-activated fabric softening compositions and articles having improved antistatic effects, for use in an automatic clothes dryer comprising: (A) at least about 5% of highly ethoxylated, preferably at least 5 ethylene oxide (EO) groups per molecule, sugar derivative containing at least one long hydrophobic moiety per molecule; and, preferably, (B) from about 10% to about 95%, of carboxylic acid salt of tertiary amine. The amount of (A) present is at least sufficient to provide improved antistatic effects and is not so much as to cause the composition to have unacceptable physical characteristics, e.g., stickiness. The active components (A) and (B) can contain unsaturation to provide improved antistatic benefits.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1993Date of Patent: December 27, 1994Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas A. Borcher, Sr., Alessandro Corona, III, Willis A. Sturdivant, Stephanie L. Sung, David M. Wojcik
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Patent number: 5348667Abstract: Cyclodextrin complexes are prepared utilizing processes in which the cyclodextrin/active complex is prepared under concentrated reaction conditions in which there is no more than about 40% solvent, e.g., water, with mechanical working, to provide a complex ultimate particle size of less than about 12 microns and the resulting complex reaction mixture is incorporated, preferably without further operation, into at least one fabric conditioning material, preferably cationic fabric conditioning active, preferably in liquid (molten) form, preferably at a temperature between about 60 and about 95.degree. C., and mechanically worked to reduce complex aggregate particle size below about 200 microns. The resulting complex/fabric conditioning material mixture is used to prepare, e.g., dryer-added fabric softener article, e.g., sheet. The mixture of complex and fabric softener material preferably contains a small amount of an anionic surfactant to help avoid deposition of, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1993Date of Patent: September 20, 1994Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dennis R. Bacon, Thomas A. Borcher, Sr., Alessandro Corona, III, Clyde D. Palmer, Toan Trinh
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Patent number: 5041230Abstract: Polymeric soil release agents that have high viscosities when molten are difficult to process. Certain organic materials can be added to such agents to lower the viscosity and improve processing. Examples of such organic materials include fatty acids, some nonionic ethylene glycol derivatives, polyethylene or polypropylene glycols and their short alkyl chain ethers, certain polyhydroxy and alkyl ether solvents, and aryl ethers of propylene glycol.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1990Date of Patent: August 20, 1991Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas A. Borcher, Sr., Rodolfo Delgado, Toan Trinh
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Patent number: 4925577Abstract: Polymeric soil release agents that have high viscosities when molten are difficult to process. Certain organic materials can be added to such agents to lower the viscosity and improve processing. Examples of such organic materials include fatty acids, some nonionic ethylene glycol derivatives, polyethylene or polypropylene glycols and their short alkyl chain ethers, certain polyhydroxy and alkyl ether solvents, and aryl ethers of propylene glycol.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1989Date of Patent: May 15, 1990Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas A. Borcher, Sr., Rodolfo Delgado, Toan Trinh
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Patent number: 4863619Abstract: Polymeric soil release agents that have high viscosities when molten are difficult to process. Certain organic materials can be added to such agents to lower the viscosity and improve processing. Examples of such organic materials include fatty acids, some nonionic ethylene glycol derivatives, polyethylene or polypropylene glycols and their short alkyl chain ethers, certain polyhydroxy and alkyl ether solvents, and aryl ethers of propylene glycol.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1988Date of Patent: September 5, 1989Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas A. Borcher, Sr., Rodolfo Delgado, Toan Trinh
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Patent number: 4849257Abstract: Dryer-added fabric conditioning articles and methods utilizing a fabric conditioning composition which is released in the dryer by a dispensing means, the fabric conditioning composition comprising an improved uniform and stable mixture of: a polymeric soil release agent, particularly a higher molecular weight or a higher viscosity polymeric soil release agent, a dispersing aid, a fabric softening agent, and a viscosity control agent. The dispersing aid is used to improve the stability and the uniformity of the fabric conditioning composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1987Date of Patent: July 18, 1989Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas A. Borcher, Sr., Toan Trinh, Raymond E. Bolich, Jr.
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Patent number: 4477363Abstract: A solid cake comprising 1% to 15% free fatty alcohol and 20% to 90% buffered alkali earth metal alkyl sulfate surfactant. Perfume, dye or salt, or any combination thereof are added. The surfactant and cakes made therefrom have pH's of from about 6 to about 10. The free fatty alcohol and buffered surfactant compositions and their cakes have improved longevity and improved stability. Preferred cakes are made with coconut free fatty alcohol and buffered magnesium alkyl sulfate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1982Date of Patent: October 16, 1984Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Louis F. Wong, Rosstain F. Sterling, Thomas A. Borcher, Sr.
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Patent number: 4476046Abstract: A solid cake comprising 20% to 90% buffered alkali earth metal alkyl sulfate surfactant. Perfume, dye or salt, or any combination thereof are added. The surfactant and cakes made therefrom have pH's of from about 6 to about 10. The buffered surfactants and their cakes have improved stability and improved longevity. Preferred cakes are made with buffered magnesium alkyl sulfate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1982Date of Patent: October 9, 1984Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Louis F. Wong, Rosstain F. Sterling, Thomas A. Borcher, Sr.
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Patent number: 4077754Abstract: An apparatus for making variegated soap bars or cakes. Said apparatus provides for co-plodding differently colored commingled sets of soap noodles having particular diameters.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1976Date of Patent: March 7, 1978Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas A. Borcher, John R. Knochel
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Patent number: 3993722Abstract: A process for making variegated soap bars or cakes. Such bars are prepared by co-plodding differently colored commingled sets of soap noodles having particular diameters wherein at least one set of the soap noodles have diameters of about 1/8 inch or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1975Date of Patent: November 23, 1976Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas A. Borcher, John R. Knochel