ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,830, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to INTEGRITY BIO-CHEMICALS LLC (Cresson, Texas).
"Brine-tolerant compositions comprising fatty acid or fatty ester reaction products of saccharide polymers" was invented by Brandy Adolph (Cresson, Texas), Matthew B. Blackmon (Cresson, Texas) and Stephen W. Almond (Creston, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surfactant compositions comprising a reaction product of a saccharide polymer and a fatty acid or a fatty ester may be obtained in an aqueous fluid in the presence of a hydroxide base and a neutral surfactant or a reaction product form thereof, the saccharide polymer comprising a dextran, a ...