Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Ruch

Thomas E. Ruch 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).

  • METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR TREATING STUBBLE
    Publication number: 20120252073
    Abstract: A method of decomposing stubble, which is crop residue left on the ground, and a composition for treating the stubble are disclosed. The method comprises treating the stubble with the composition comprising a) polysaccharide-degrading enzyme; b) wetting agent; and, optionally, c) water and allowing the treated stubble to remain on the ground and decompose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Castaing, Gary Groves, Ashwin Rao, Thomas E. Ruch
  • Non-aqueous suspension concentrates of highly water-soluble solids
    Patent number: 5906962
    Abstract: Stable, concentrated non-aqueous suspensions of water-soluble solids are prepared by using a water soluble active compound comprising water hydratable polysaccharides, biocides, fertilizers and mixtures thereof dispersed in water-miscible organic liquid carriers, preferably lower alkadiols in conjunction with a specific three component surfactant system, i.e., a system comprising a nonionic polymeric viscosity modifier surfactant; an anionic surfactant; and a nonionic surfactant having a bulky hydrophobic substituent group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Robert Pallas, James L. Hazen, Robert Jene Riedemann, Thomas E. Ruch