#chemistry

• Harold M. Spurlin · People strong
  Harold Morton Spurlin (1905–1992) was a cellulose and polymer chemist at the Hercules Powder Company from at least 1929. He was named on some 44 Hercules patents filed between 1929 and 1969, co-edited the standard reference Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives (2nd ed., from 1954), and received the Anselme Payen Award in 1964.
• Spurlin patents · Products & Brands strong
  Inventors surnamed Spurlin appear on US patents from 1902 onward, including Hercules Powder Company chemist Harold M. Spurlin, vibratory-feeder engineer William V. Spurlin, tractor-implement designer William G. Spurlin, and later semiconductor, electronics and bath-fixture inventors.