Patents by Inventor Zhikai Zhong

Zhikai Zhong 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).

  • Adhesives from modified soy protein
    Patent number: 7416598
    Abstract: The, present invention provides useful adhesive compositions having similar adhesive properties to conventional UF and PPF resins. The compositions generally include a protein portion and modifying ingredient portion selected from the group consisting of carboxyl-containing compounds, aldehyde-containing compounds, epoxy group-containing compounds, and mixtures thereof. The composition is preferably prepared at a pH level at or near the isoelectric point of the protein. In other preferred forms, the adhesive composition includes a protein portion and a carboxyl-containing group portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Susan Sun, Donghai Wang, Zhikai Zhong, Guang Yang
  • Adhesives from modified soy protein
    Publication number: 20050166796
    Abstract: The, present invention provides useful adhesive compositions having similar adhesive properties to conventional UF and PPF resins. The compositions generally include a protein portion and modifying ingredient portion selected from the group consisting of carboxyl-containing compounds, aldehyde-containing compounds, epoxy group-containing compounds, and mixtures thereof. The composition is preferably prepared at a pH level at or near the isoelectric point of the protein. In other preferred forms, the adhesive composition includes a protein portion and a carboxyl-containing group portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Xiuzhi Sun, Donghai Wang, Zhikai Zhong, Guang Yang