Patents by Inventor Thomas Clark Felder, III

Thomas Clark Felder, III 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).

  • Waterborne fluoropolymer solutions for treating hard surfaces
    Patent number: 6120892
    Abstract: A method for imparting water, oil or stain repellency to HARD SURFACES comprising application to the surface of an effective amount of a composition comprising monomers copolymerized in the following percentages by weight:(a) from about 40% to about 90% of at least one monomer of formula I:R.sub.f --Q--A--C(O)--C(R).dbd.CH.sub.2 IwhereinR.sub.f is a straight or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group of 2 to about 20 carbon atoms,R is H or CH.sub.3,A is O, S, or NR.sub.1 wherein R.sub.1 is H or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, and Q is alkylene of 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkylene of 3 to about 15 carbon atoms,--(C.sub.n H.sub.2n) (OC.sub.q H.sub.2q).sub.m --, --SO.sub.2 --NR.sub.1 (C.sub.n H.sub.2n)-- or --CONR.sub.1 (C.sub.n H.sub.2n)-- wherein R.sub.1 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, n is 1 to about 15, q is 2 to about 4, and m is 1 to about 15;(b) from about 2% to about 50% of a monomer of formula IIA or IIB or a mixture thereof:(CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R)COZ(CH.sub.2).sub.r.sup.+ NR.sub.2 R.sub.3 R.sub.4)X.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John J. Fitzgerald, Thomas Clark Felder, III
  • Waterbourne fluoropolymer solutions for treating hard surfaces
    Patent number: 5919527
    Abstract: A method for imparting water, oil or stain repellency to HARD SURFACES comprising application to the surface of an effective amount of a composition comprising monomers copolymerized in the following percentages by weight:(a) from about 40% to about 90% of at least one monomer of formula I:R.sub.f -Q-A-C(O)--C(R).dbd.CH.sub.2 IwhereinRf is a straight or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group of 2 to about 20 carbon atoms,R is H or CH.sub.3,A is O, S, or NR.sub.1 wherein R.sub.1 is H or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, and Q is alkylene of 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkylene of 3 to about 15 carbon atoms, --(C.sub.n H.sub.2n)(OC.sub.q H.sub.2q).sub.m --, --SO.sub.2 --NR.sub.1 (C.sub.n H.sub.2n)-- or --CONR.sub.1 (C.sub.n H.sub.2n)-- wherein R.sub.1 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, n is 1 to about 15, q is 2 to about 4, and m is 1 to about 15;(b) from about 2% to about 50% of a monomer of formula IIA or IIB or a mixture thereof:(CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R)COZ(CH.sub.2).sub.r.sup.+ NR.sub.2 R.sub.3 R.sub.4)X.sup.- IIAandCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John J. Fitzgerald, Thomas Clark Felder, III