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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Jay Smith, , US;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ; G08B / ; G08B / ; G07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5361231 ; 536104 ; 536105 ; 536114 ; 536123 ; 536124 ; 514 54 ; 514 57 ;
Abstract
Compounds comprising the oxidation product of a polysaccharide in which the hydroxyl groups in at least a portion of the repeating units of the polysaccharide are cis-hydroxyl groups, the oxidation product comprising aldehyde groups, are disclosed. The compounds are useful for imparting temporary wet strength to paper products. Preferred polysaccharides for use in the invention include guar gum and locust bean gum.