Patents by Inventor Thomas Scherr

Thomas Scherr 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).

  • Patent number: 11976168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition comprising component A comprising polymer(s) A1 and optionally component B comprising component B1 which is selected from the group consisting of a mono-saccharide s, disaccharides, hydroxyacetone, glycolaldehyde and mixtures thereof, wherein polymer(s) A1 comprises at least 70 wt.-% poly(amino acid)s based on the total weight of the polymers) A1 and has (have) a total weight average molecular weight Mw,total of 800 g/mol to 10.000 g/mol, wherein the binder composition comprises 60 to 100 wt.-% polymer(s) A1, and 0 to 40 wt.-% component B1, based on the total weight of the sum of polymer(s) A1 and component B1, wherein the weight amounts of the polymer(s) A1 and component B1 are selected such that the total weight of the sum of polymer(s) A1 and component B1 is 100 wt.-%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gereon Antonius Sommer, Stephan Weinkoetz, David Tuerp, Guenter Scherr, Jessica Nadine Hamann, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Ralph Lunkwitz, Thomas Servay, Jean-Pierre Berkan Lindner, Dagmar Pascale Kunsmann-Keitel
  • Patent number: 11950717
    Abstract: A seafood opener comprising a fork located on a first end configured to remove shells from seafood. The fork is further configured to be used as a hammer to crack the shells of seafood. A second end of the seafood opener includes a pry blade configured to pry oysters or clams open in order to access the meat inside. A bottle opener is also located on the first end of the seafood opener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Scherr