Patents by Inventor Norman A. Van Rees

Norman A. Van Rees 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).

  • Air freshener
    Patent number: 6254823
    Abstract: A biodegradable air freshener that breaks down in the presence of water to minimize solid waste, including a water soluble substrate including foamed vegetable starch and a liquid fragrance carried in the substrate. The liquid fragrance may be from about 0.01 to about 10 times the weight of the substrate. A coloring agent may optionally be provided in the liquid fragrance to impart color to the air freshener. Because the substrate is made from a water soluble starch, it dissolves in water leaving little or no solid waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Norman Van Rees
  • Moth and insect repellant
    Patent number: 6251431
    Abstract: A biodegradable insect repellant that breaks down in the presence of water to minimize solid waste, comprising a water soluble substrate substantially comprising foamed vegetable starch, and cedar oil carried in the substrate. The substrate is preferably made of corn and or potato starch. The cedar oil may be from about 0.01 to about 10 times the weight of the substrate. A coloring agent may optionally be provided in the cedar oil to impart color to the insect repellant. Because the substrate is made from a water soluble starch, it dissolves in water leaving little or no solid waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Chemia Corporation
    Inventor: Norman A. Van Rees
  • Method for deodorizing toilets
    Patent number: 6245291
    Abstract: A method for deodorizing toilets, and in particular the flushing fluid in a closed toilet system, includes the use of phospholipids in the fluid to kill or inhibit odor-causing microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Norman A. Van Rees
  • Air freshener
    Patent number: 6083456
    Abstract: A biodegradable air freshener that breaks down in the presence of water to minimize solid waste, comprising a water soluble substrate substantially comprising foamed vegetable starch, and a liquid fragrance carried in the substrate. The substrate is preferably made of corn and or potato starch. The liquid fragrance may be from about 0.01 to about 10 times the weight of the substrate. A coloring agent may optionally be provided in the liquid fragrance to impart color to the air freshener. Because the substrate is made from a water soluble starch, it dissolves in water leaving little or no solid waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Chemia, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman A. Van Rees
  • Method using 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol for deodorizing toilets
    Patent number: 6066293
    Abstract: A method for deodorizing toilets, and in particular the flushing fluid in a closed toilet system, comprises the use of phospholipids and 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol in the fluid to kill or inhibit odor-causing microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Chemia Corporation
    Inventor: Norman A. Van Rees
  • Phopholipid method for deodorizing toilets
    Patent number: 5709872
    Abstract: A method for deodorizing toilets, and in particular the flushing fluid in a closed toilet system, comprises the use of phospholipids in the fluid to kill or inhibit odor-causing microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Chemia Corporation
    Inventor: Norman A. Van Rees