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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:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J. Ward, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Andrew J. Dunham, DeKalb, IL (US);
Phillip W. Carter, Naperville, IL (US);
Andrei S. Zelenev, Oak Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nalco Chemical Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 1/746 ; D21H 2/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 1/746 ; D21H 2/110 ;
Abstract
This invention concerns a method of increasing retention and drainage in a papermaking furnish comprising adding to the furnish an effective amount of a structurally rigid nonionic or anionic polymer.