Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Boyce

Thomas D. Boyce 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).

  • Antimicrobial superabsorbent compositions and method
    Patent number: 5079004
    Abstract: An antimicrobial superabsorbent composition of a cross-linked hydrophilic sodium salt form of a partially neutralized acrylic acid-based polymer gel having covalently bonded thereto a silane. The composition can be in the form of flakes, strips, powders, filaments, fibers, or films, and may be applied to a substrate in the form of a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Lynne M. B. Blank, Thomas D. Boyce, William C. White
  • Antimicrobial superabsorbent compositions and methods
    Patent number: 5061487
    Abstract: An antimicrobial superabsorbent composition of a cross-linked hydrophilic sodium salt form of a partially neutralized acrylic acid-based polymer gel having covalently bonded thereto a silane. The composition can be in the form of flakes, strips, powders, filaments, fibers, or films, and may be supplied to a substrate in the form of a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Lynne M. B. Blank, Thomas D. Boyce, William C. White
  • Antimicrobial superabsorbent sanitary napkin
    Patent number: 5045322
    Abstract: An antimicrobial superabsorbent composition of a cross-linked hydrophilic sodium salt form of a partially neutralized acrylic acid-based polymer gel having covalently bonded thereto a silane. The composition can be in the form of flakes, strips, powders, filaments, fibers, or films, and may be applied to a substrate in the form of a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Lynne M. B. Blank, Thomas D. Boyce, William C. White
  • Antimicrobial superabsorbent compositions and methods
    Patent number: 5035892
    Abstract: An antimicrobial superabsorbent composition of a cross-linked hydrophilic sodium salt form of a partially neutralized acrylic acid-based polymer gel having covalently bonded thereto a silane. The composition can be in the form of flakes, strips, powders, filaments, fibers, or films, and may be applied to a substrate in the form of a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Lynne M. B. Blank, Thomas D. Boyce, William C. White
  • Antimicrobial superabsorbent compositions and methods
    Patent number: 4990338
    Abstract: An antimicrobial superabsorbent composition of a cross-linked hydrophilic sodium salt form of a partially neutralized acrylic acid-based polymer gel having covalently bonded thereto a silane. The composition can be in the form of flakes, strips, powders, filaments, fibers, or films, and may be applied to a substrate in the form of a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Lynne M. B. Blank, Thomas D. Boyce
  • Antimicrobial superabsorbent articles
    Patent number: 4985023
    Abstract: An antimicrobial superabsorbent composition of a cross-linked hydrophilic sodium salt form of a partially neutralized acrylic acid-based polymer gel having covalently bonded thereto a silane. The composition can be in the form of flakes, strips, powders, filaments, fibers, or films, and may be applied to a substrate in the form of a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignees: Dow Corning Corporation, Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Lynne M. B. Blank, Thomas D. Boyce, William C. White