Patents by Inventor Daren L. Beck

Daren L. Beck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and products to protect against root intrusion and plant and root growth
    Patent number: 7012042
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a sprayable composition for coating pipe for protecting it from one or more of root intrusion or root growth when the coated pipe is placed underground. Such sprayable formulation includes a 2,6-dinitroaniline herbicide; a polymer pellet impregnated with a 2,6-dinitroanililne herbicide-sorbed colloidal clay; and a film-forming polymer. Another aspect is pipe coated with the dried residue of a coating of a 2,6-dinitroaniline herbicide; a polymer pellet impregnated with a 2,6-dinitroaniline herbicide-sorbed colloidal clay; and a film-forming polymer, wherein the coated pipe is protected from one or more of root intrusion or root growth when the coated pipe is placed underground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Growguard, LLC, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic A. Cataldo, Edward S. Lipinsky, Peter Van Voris, Daren L. Beck, Richard Beck