Bernard J Wolff, 4211530 Strickland Rd, Roswell, GA 30076

5460645, Oct 24, 1995

Sep 19, 1994

8/308574

Verson E. Pandian - Corvallis OR
Dan van Calcar - Salem OR
Bernard W. Wolff - Marietta GA

C08L 300

106194

An aqueous surface sizing composition for sizing paper or paperboard having as essential components 50 to 70 pads of a water soluble or water dispersible hydroxylated polymer, an amount of a carboxylated polymer that is present relative to hydroxylated polymer in a ratio of 0. 5:99. 5 to 4:96 and not exceeding 7 pads carboxylated polymer, 0. 3 to 3. 0 pads of an alkali salt of a Group IV metal (e. g. , zirconium, hafnium, and titanium), and sufficient water to obtain 1. 5 to 2. 0 percent total solids. The sizing compositions may further include polymeric additives, aqueous alkali, a pigment and a defoamer.

5472485, Dec 5, 1995

Aug 5, 1994

8/286505

Verson E. Pandian - Corvallis OR
Dan V. Calcar - Salem OR
Bernard W. Wolff - Marietta GA

Hopton Technologies, Inc. - Albany OR

C08L 108

106194

New sizing compositions containing: (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of alkenyl succinic anhydrides, alkyl ketene dimers and mixtures thereof and (b) a metal salt selected from the group of metals consisting of zirconium, hafnium, titanium and mixtures thereof are described. The use of the above sizing compositions during paper making provides paper products having superior liquid storage properties, especially liquid foods such as milk, juices, etc.

5362573, Nov 8, 1994

Jan 28, 1993

8/011488

Vernon E. Pandian - Corvallis OR
Dan van Calcar - Salem OR
Bernard W. Wolff - Marietta GA

B32B 2308
B32B 2710

428511

This invention relates to an improved process of surface sizing of paper and paperboard. The process consists of: a) Preparing an aqueous surface sizing compound by combining and mixing an aqueous solution of at least one water soluble or dispersible polymer or interpolymer, a solution or dispersion of auxiliary materials, and an aqueous solution of a metal salt, selected from the group of metals consisting of zirconium, hafnium or titanium, to the polymer solution; b) Adjusting the pH of the aqueous sizing compound from about 5 to about 10. 5 by the addition of alkali, thereby increasing the molecular weight of the polymer or interpolymer by chemically or physically reacting the polymer or interpolymer with the salt of zirconium, hafnium or titanium, resulting in an increase in viscosity of the aqueous sizing compound; c) Applying the aqueous surface sizing compound to the surface of the paper or paperboard by means of a coating device, where the aqueous surface sizing compound is immobilized in the wet state, thereby preventing penetration of the aqueous surface sizing compound into the paper or paperboard; and d) Drying and curing the aqueous surface sizing compound by applying heat to the treated paper or paperboard thereby crosslinking the polisher or interpolymer contained in the surface sizing compound, and also forming bonds with the pigment particles and fiber present at the surface of the paper or paperboard, and thereby anchoring the polymer or interpolymer to the surface of the paper or paperboard.

2020029, Sep 24, 2020

Mar 24, 2017

16/088059

William Clary Floyd - Chester SC, US
Josef S Schneider - Raleigh NC, US
Bernard W Wolff - Roswell GA, US

C08F 220/06
A61K 31/78
C09B 11/24
C09B 69/10
D06P 1/00
C08K 5/00
C08F 212/08

A polymer having a first monomer operatively connected to Rose Bengal, a second monomer, and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof. The Rose Bengal in polymer in an amount effective for rendering the polymer antimicrobial or antiviral upon exposure of said polymer to light; and the polymer produces singlet oxygen from air in the presence of light. A substrate have these features is also included.

2016023, Aug 18, 2016

Feb 12, 2016

15/043194

- Bethesda MD, US
- San Antonio TX, US
Maureen H. Diaz - Atlanta GA, US
Bernard J. Wolff - Roswell GA, US

C12Q 1/68

Disclosed herein are methods and compositions (e.g., oligonucleotide primers) for isothermal amplification and detection of nucleic acids in a sample. In some embodiments, the methods include contacting a sample with a set of LAMP primers specific for a CARDS toxin-encoding nucleic acid under conditions sufficient to produce an nucleic acid amplification product and detecting the resulting amplification product. Kits including sets of LAMP primers for detection of CARDS toxin nucleic acids are also provided herein.