Carbonate Patents (Class 424/634)
  • Patent number: 10729772
    Abstract: A trace element solution comprises selenium, zinc, manganese and iron at a concentration of at least 60 mg/ml. The solution may further comprise at least one compound selected from the group comprising iodine, potassium iodide, sodium iodide, iron chloride, zinc oxide, manganese sulphate, sodium selenite, copper carbonate, sodium carbonate, anhydrous disodium EDTA and sodium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: WARBURTON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Naylor Laurie, William Alfred Smith
  • Patent number: 10183075
    Abstract: The invention discloses a trace element solution, which comprises at least one metal selected from the group comprising selenium, copper, zinc, manganese and chromium and which comprises a concentration of the metal(s) of at least 60 mg/ml. The solution further comprises at least one compound selected from the group comprising iodine, potassium iodide, sodium iodide, iron, iron chloride, zinc oxide, manganese sulphate, sodium selenite, copper carbonate, sodium carbonate, anhydrous disodium EDTA and sodium hydroxide. The trace element solution is prepared by a method consisting essentially of the steps of preparing a MnCO3 mixture in a container; adding an EDTA/NaOH mixture to the container and subsequently adding at least one metal compound; and adding Na2SeO3 to the container to obtain the trace element solution. The method also comprises the step of adding CrCl3.6H2O to the trace element solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: WARBURTON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Naylor Laurie, William Alfred Smith
  • Patent number: 9023483
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of protecting wood or other celiulosic material from decay by copper-tolerant fungi, and wood preservative formulations for use in the same. The wood preservative formulations comprise a biocidal metal compound, a 1,2,4-triazole and a didecyl quaternary ammonium cation. Didecyldimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds are particularly preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Arch Timber Protection Limited
    Inventors: Craig Andrew Mars, David Grindon Cantrell, Kevin Hughes, Andrew Stewart Hughes
  • Publication number: 20150104487
    Abstract: A formulation is claimed, which contains at least one protective substance that is active with respect to cellulose-containing materials, such as wood-containing building materials in the form of solid wood or wood-based materials, and at least one specific compound with dispersing properties. The dispersants are branched comb-shaped polymers with polyether side chains, naphthalene-sulfonate-formaldehyde condensation products, melamine-sulfonate-formaldehyde condensation products and phosphatized polycondensation products. The formulations according to the invention are suitable in particular as plant protection agents and wood preservatives and are preferably used in the form of suspensions for pressure treatment of the respective building materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Michael MAIER, Jörg HABICHT, Alexander KRAUS, Andrey KARPOV, Frank ROSOWSKI, Frank MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20140356404
    Abstract: Active-powder biocidal composition comprising at least one copper salt and at least one zinc salt such that the molar ratio between the copper salt and the zinc salt is within the range of 10 to 1 and each copper and zinc salt, separately, has a solubility constant (Kps) within the range from a value greater than or equal to 1*10-20 to a value less than or equal to 9*10-6. Also included is the biocidal composition that comprises the active-powder composition and a polymer, and the method for the production of said biocidal composition, which comprises: thoroughly mixing the salts in such a manner as to obtain a homogeneous distribution of an active-powder biocidal composition; controlling the mixing temperature such that it remains at approximately less than 50° C.; and mixing the resulting mixture of active powders with a polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Luis Alberto Amestica Salazar
  • Patent number: 8871277
    Abstract: A wood preservative includes injectable particles comprising one or more sparingly soluble copper salts. The copper-based particles are sufficiently insoluble so as to not be easily removed by leaching but are sufficiently soluble to exhibit toxicity to primary organisms primarily responsible for the decay of the wood. Exemplary particles contain for example copper hydroxide, basic copper carbonate, copper carbonate, basic copper sulfates including particularly tribasic copper sulfate, basic copper nitrates, copper oxychlorides, copper borates, basic copper borates, and mixtures thereof. The particles typically have a size distribution in which at least 50% of particles have a diameter smaller than 0.25 ?m, 0.2 ?m, or 0.15 ?m. At least about 20% and even more than 75% of the weight of the particles may be composed of the substantially crystalline copper salt. Wood or a wood product may be impregnated with copper based particles of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Wayne Richardson, Robert L. Hodge
  • Patent number: 8778407
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic biocide comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic biocide and an organic biocide, the inorganic biocide or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Robert M. Leach
  • Patent number: 8747908
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic component comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic component and an organic biocide, the inorganic component or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, the micronized particles can be observed as uniformly distributed within the wood and there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Leach, Jun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8747909
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic component comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic component and an organic biocide, the inorganic component or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Leach, Jun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140141096
    Abstract: The disclosure describes collagen constructs comprising antifungal agents, preferably, copper, and related methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: MiMedx Group, Inc.
    Inventor: MiMedx Group, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8637089
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic biocide comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic biocide and an organic biocide, the inorganic biocide or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Robert M. Leach
  • Publication number: 20130344167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a galenic composition suitable for administration to a non-human animal, including at least the following three components: one or more active principles; an agent for accelerating delitescence; an agent for delaying delitescence, wherein the agent for accelerating delitescence an the agent for delaying delitescence are integrated in the composition so as to form a matrix with the controlled release of the active principle(s). The invention also relates to the uses of said compositions, as well as to a method for measuring the in vitro delitescence thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: VETALIS SARL
    Inventors: Laurent Chery, Jean-Pierre Wajda-Dubos
  • Patent number: 8568759
    Abstract: The present invention provides an environmentally compatible, pesticidal composition and method for the control of insect pests. The composition includes two components. The first component is a chelating agent, a metal complex of a chelating agent, and mixtures thereof, and the second component is preferably a carrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: W. Neudorff GmbH KG
    Inventor: Diana L. Parker
  • Publication number: 20130230575
    Abstract: A wood preservative includes injectable particles comprising one or more sparingly soluble copper salts. The copper-based particles are sufficiently insoluble so as to not be easily removed by leaching but are sufficiently soluble to exhibit toxicity to primary organisms primarily responsible for the decay of the wood. Exemplary particles contain for example copper hydroxide, basic copper carbonate, copper carbonate, basic copper sulfates including particularly tribasic copper sulfate, basic copper nitrates, copper oxychlorides, copper borates, basic copper borates, and mixtures thereof. The particles typically have a size distribution in which at least 50% of particles have a diameter smaller than 0.25 ?m, 0.2 ?m, or 0.15 ?m. At least about 20% and even more than 75% of the weight of the particles may be composed of the substantially crystalline copper salt. Wood or a wood product may be impregnated with copper based particles of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Wayne Richardson, Robert L. Hodge
  • Publication number: 20130209386
    Abstract: An antibacterial or anti-acne formulation containing (a) tropone or a substituted tropone and (b) a metal or metal salt selected from copper, copper salts, bismuth, bismuth salts, silver, silver salts, and mixtures thereof, for use in the treatment of either acne or body odour. The substituted tropone may be for example tropolone or hinokitiol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: EVOCUTIS PLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Cove, Daniel Fitzgerald, Nicholas Read
  • Publication number: 20130209823
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of protecting wood or other celiulosic material from decay by copper-tolerant fungi, and wood preservative formulations for use in the same. The wood preservative formulations comprise a biocidal metal compound, a 1,2,4-triazole and a didecyl quaternary ammonium cation. Didecyldimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds are particularly preferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: ARCH TIMBER PROTECTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Craig Andrew Mars, David Grindon Cantrell, Kevin Hughes, Andrew Stewart Hughes
  • Publication number: 20130164362
    Abstract: A wood preservative includes injectable particles comprising one or more sparingly soluble copper salts. The copper-based particles are sufficiently insoluble so as to not be easily removed by leaching but are sufficiently soluble to exhibit toxicity to primary organisms primarily responsible for the decay of the wood. Exemplary particles contain for example copper hydroxide, basic copper carbonate, copper carbonate, basic copper sulfates including particularly tribasic copper sulfate, basic copper nitrates, copper oxychlorides, copper borates, basic copper borates, and mixtures thereof. The particles typically have a size distribution in which at least 50% of particles have a diameter smaller than 0.25 ?m, 0.2 ?m, or 0.15 ?m. At least about 20% and even more than 75% of the weight of the particles may be composed of the substantially crystalline copper salt. Wood or a wood product may be impregnated with copper-based particles of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Wayne Richardson, Robert L. Hodge
  • Patent number: 8460759
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic component comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic component and an organic biocide, the inorganic component or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Leach, Jun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130136849
    Abstract: The invention relates to sub-micron compositions, and methods of preparing such compositions, in particular for the treatment of substrates against biological degradation biological pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MATTERSMITHS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Nigel Paul Maynard
  • Publication number: 20130089622
    Abstract: This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula I”):
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventor: Dow AgroSciences LLC
  • Patent number: 8414931
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wood preservative composition comprising micronized copper and copper-amine complex, wherein the copper component of the copper amine complex is from about 5% to about 50% by weight, based upon the total weight of copper in the composition. The copper amine complex serves to avoid wood surface “chalking” that is otherwise attributable to the presence of micronized copper in copper-based slurries used to treat wood products. In addition, the copper-amine complex enhances the antimicrobial efficacy of the composition when used in wood treatment applications by facilitating cell wall penetration of the treated wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Arch Wood Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Jayesh P. Patel
  • Patent number: 8409627
    Abstract: A wood preservative includes injectable particles comprising one or more sparingly soluble copper salts. The copper-based particles are sufficiently insoluble so as to not be easily removed by leaching but are sufficiently soluble to exhibit toxicity to primary organisms primarily responsible for the decay of the wood. Exemplary particles contain for example copper hydroxide, basic copper carbonate, copper carbonate, basic copper sulfates including particularly tribasic copper sulfate, basic copper nitrates, copper oxychlorides, copper borates, basic copper borates, and mixtures thereof. The particles typically have a size distribution in which at least 50% of particles have a diameter smaller than 0.25 ?m, 0.2 ?m, or 0.15 ?m. At least about 20% and even more than 75% of the weight of the particles may be composed of the substantially crystalline copper salt. Wood or a wood product may be impregnated with copper based particles of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Wayne Richardson, Robert L. Hodge
  • Patent number: 8377482
    Abstract: The invention discloses a trace element solution, which comprises at least one metal selected from the group comprising selenium, copper, zinc, manganese and chromium; and at least one component selected from the group comprising a vitamin, a vaccine, a growth stimulant, a dewormer, iron dextran, an antibiotic and a synchronization preparation. The synchronization preparation is a combination of injectable hormonal preparations, inplantable hormonal preparations, intravaginal hormonal preparation and other slow release hormonal preparation. The antibiotics include oral, injectable and implantable theurapeutic remedies. The vaccine includes antigens and a combination of antigens and adjuvents. The growth stimulants include zeranol, estradiol, testosterone, progesterone and trenbolone acetate. The dewormer includes macrocydic lactones, leramizoles, benzimidazoles and salicylanilides. The macrocydic lactones include doramectin, ivermectin, abamectin and moxidectin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Warburton Technology Limited
    Inventors: Robert N. Laurie, William A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20130022829
    Abstract: An oil-borne wood preservative composition for treating poles, posts, piling, cross ties and other wooden structures. The wood preservative composition comprises a fatty acid, bivalent copper, an organic co-biocide and an oil. Methods of producing the composition and methods of treating wood are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans-Norbert Marx
  • Publication number: 20130017271
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wood preservative composition comprising micronized copper and copper-amine complex, wherein the copper component of the copper amine complex is from about 5% to about 50% by weight, based upon the total weight of copper in the composition. The copper amine complex serves to avoid wood surface “chalking” that is otherwise attributable to the presence of micronized copper in copper-based slurries used to treat wood products. In addition, the copper-amine complex enhances the antimicrobial efficacy of the composition when used in wood treatment applications by facilitating cell wall penetration of the treated wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Jayesh P. Patel
  • Publication number: 20120308840
    Abstract: A formulation is claimed, which contains at least one protective substance that is active with respect to cellulose-containing materials, such as wood-containing building materials in the form of solid wood or wood-based materials, and at least one specific compound with dispersing properties. The dispersants are branched comb-shaped polymers with polyether side chains, naphthalene-sulfonate-formaldehyde condensation products, melamine-sulfonate-formaldehyde condensation products and phosphatized polycondensation products. The formulations according to the invention are suitable in particular as plant protection agents and wood preservatives and are preferably used in the form of suspensions for pressure treatment of the respective building materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Maier, Jörg Habicht, Alexander Kraus, Andrey Karpov, Frank Rosowski, Frank Müller
  • Patent number: 8293282
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wood preservative composition comprising micronized copper and copper-amine complex, wherein the copper component of the copper amine complex is from about 5% to about 50% by weight, based upon the total weight of copper in the composition. The copper amine complex serves to avoid wood surface “chalking” that is otherwise attributable to the presence of micronized copper in copper-based slurries used to treat wood products. In addition, the copper-amine complex enhances the antimicrobial efficacy of the composition when used in wood treatment applications by facilitating cell wall penetration of the treated wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Arch Wood Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Jayesh P. Patel
  • Publication number: 20120195974
    Abstract: The invention disclosed in this document concerns controlling mealybugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Mayank Yadav, Suresh Ramachandran, Sanjoy Kundu
  • Publication number: 20120141597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of hydrazone compounds and copper for controlling the growth of fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Dow Agrosciences LLC
    Inventors: David H. Young, Steven Howard Shaber, Gerald Shaber, Cruz Avila-Adame, Nneka T. Breaux, James M. Ruiz, Thomas L. Siddall, Jeffery D. Webster
  • Patent number: 8192765
    Abstract: An antimicrobial and chemical deactivating composition for use in a liquid medium or for incorporation into a coating, structural plastic materials, thin microporous membranes, textiles and sponges. The composition includes macrosize or submicron particles of silver, platinum with silver and their salts with parabens, oxide, salicylate, acetate, citrate, benzoate and phosphate along with copper and zinc salts of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: ICET, Inc.
    Inventor: Shantha Sarangapani
  • Publication number: 20120128792
    Abstract: The inventions discloses a trace element solution, which comprises at least the following metals: zinc; manganese; selenium; and copper; and which comprises a concentration of the metals of at least 90 mg/ml. The solution may comprise the following concentrations: at least 60 mg/ml zinc; at least 10 mg/ml manganese; at least 5 mg/ml selenium; and at least 15 mg/ml copper. The solution may comprise chromium, iodine and chromium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventor: William Alfred Smith
  • Publication number: 20120087877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition based on mineral concentrates and a method of preparing this composition. The composition comprises a powder or a mixture of powders containing at least one silicon derivative and at least one trace element other than silicon, as a mixture with a carrier and physiologically acceptable excipients. Application in cosmetology and dermatology for protecting the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: BULGARI PARFUMS
    Inventors: Jean-Claude ALLART, Jean-Marie Lefevre, Jacques Peyrot, Jean-Paul Marty
  • Publication number: 20120064138
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biocidal composition comprising an inorganic compound and a polymer where the inorganic compound has been prepared using a controlled precipitation technique. The biocidal compositions overcome the settling and agglomeration problems of conventional inorganic biocidal compositions and offer enhanced activity, consistency, and stable long term release of the active species. The invention also relates to a method of preparation of the compositions and to their use as a biocidal composition and in making or coating articles comprising it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: HARMAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: David Beveridge, Stephen Critchley, Karen Nicola Harvey, Jeffrey Ronald King, Kenneth Miller McCombe, Martyn Howard Pendlebury
  • Patent number: 8105635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to post-treatment compositions and methods useful for modifying the distribution of metal biocide(s) in biodegradable substrates such as wood, other cellulosic products, starch-based products, and the like that are vulnerable to decay due to insects, fungi, microbes, and the like. The compositions include complexing agents of moderate strength that are able to facilitate mobilization and redistribution of metal biocide(s) in substrates without undue leaching. The compositions can be used, for example, to redistribute the metal biocide(s) into depleted regions of a substrate by redistribution of metal biocide from other regions of the substrate. Post-treatment compositions that include additional metal biocide can also replenish these regions with the freshly supplied, additional biocide. Thus, the depleted regions can be restored by redistribution and/or replenishment mechanisms. Service life of substrates in the field benefits by these post-treatments as a consequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kimberly S. Hayson, William C. Hoffman, Albert F. Joseph, Brian T. Keen
  • Publication number: 20110256238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wood preservative containing as an active ingredient 3?-isopropyl-2-trifluoromethyl benzoic acid anilide represented by the formula below and a wood treatment method using the same. The present invention can provide a wood preservative having excellent preservation effect on various wood-destroying fungi with a very small chemical dosage and a wood treatment method, which are economical and have a small environmental load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: SDS BIOTECH K.K.
    Inventors: Keijitsu Tanaka, Masahiro Maesawa
  • Publication number: 20110250358
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for the preservation of wood and other cellulosic materials. The composition comprises a dispersion of micronized inorganic compounds and/or organic biocides in an organic carrier. Also provided is a method for making the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Osmose Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Robert M. Leach
  • Publication number: 20110217348
    Abstract: A textile material for use in an aquatic environment treated with an antifouling agent, where the antifouling agent comprises a) one or more organic antifouling biocides; b) a polymeric binder, selected from the group consisting of (A) a polyethylenic binder with an average molecular mass Mn of 1500 to 20000 g/mol, obtainable from the following monomers (A1) from 60 to 95% by weight of ethylene, (A2) from 5 to 40% by weight of at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid, selected from in the group of (A2a) monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C10 monocarboxylic acids, and (A2b) monoethylenically unsaturated C4-C10 dicarboxylic acids, and (A3) optionally from 0 to 30% by weight of other ethylenically unsaturated monomers which are copolymerizable with (A1) and (A2), the amounts of monomers being based in each case on the total amount of all monomers employed; (B) a poly(meth)acrylic binder with an average molecular mass Mn of 40,000 to 250,000, obtained by radical emulsion polymerization of at least 50% by weight (ba
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventor: Ulrich Karl
  • Publication number: 20110091575
    Abstract: Strategies that dramatically reduce leaching of water-soluble metal-containing biocides from treated biodegradable products. Aqueous, preservative compositions of the present invention incorporate one or more water-soluble metal species having biocidal activity and one or more agents that increase the leaching resistance of these metal species when impregnated into biodegradable products. Using one or more of these agents allows usage rates of the biocide impregnants to be dramatically lowered at the time of impregnation of the products. Because less of the metal biocide leaches in the presence of these agent(s), less biocide has to be added in order to meet desired loading goals. Generally, an agent of the present invention that reduces leaching of metal biocides is water soluble, is substantially nonionic in aqueous media, has a molecular weight greater than about 100, and has a vapor pressure less than that of water at standard temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Kimberly S. Hayson, William C. Hoffman, Albert F. Joseph, Brian T. Keen
  • Patent number: 7875182
    Abstract: Size-selective hemocompatible porous polymeric adsorbents are provided with a pore structure capable of excluding molecules larger than 50,000 Daltons, but with a pore system that allows good ingress and egress of molecules smaller than 35,000 Daltons. The pore system in these porous polymeric adsorbents is controlled by the method of synthesis so that 98% of the total pore volume is located in pores smaller than 300 Angstroms (?) in diameter with a working pore size range within 100 to 300 ? in diameter. The porous polymeric adsorbents of this invention are very selective for extracting midsize proteins, such as cytokines and ?2-microglobulin, from blood and other physiologic fluids while keeping the components required for good health such as cells, platelets, albumin, hemoglobin, fibrinogen, and other serum proteins intact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Cytosorbents, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Tai Young, Robert L. Albright, Thomas D. Golobish
  • Patent number: 7858124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-bacterial, anti-virus, and anti-fungus composition, its preparation and use. The composition of the present invention mainly includes the following three ingredients in an adequate ratio: (A) a metal compound having a catalytic function; (B) ionic compound, and (C) an additive. The anti-bacterial, anti-virus, and anti-fungus composition of the present invention is capable of destroying viruses as well as killing bacterial and fungi. Therefore, the composition can be formulated as an aerosol and a film for applying to protection devices such as respirators, masks, gloves, filters, condoms, etc. The present composition can also be used in household, vehicle, hospital, school, restaurant, hotel, internet coffee shop for applying to filter of air-conditioner, tap, stool, interior of elevator and its keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Well-Being Biochemical Corp.
    Inventors: Jih Ru Hwu, Shwu Chen Tsay
  • Publication number: 20100178359
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fungicide for agricultural and horticultural use which is characterized by containing an inorganic copper compound and a polymer thickener having a sulfonyl group. This fungicide for agricultural and horticultural use exhibits higher plant disease-control effects than conventional inorganic copper-based fungicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Yutaka Arimoto, Akiko Hagiwara, Morikatsu Matsunaga, Kenji Ito, Daisuke Kamiya
  • Patent number: 7674481
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic component comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic component and an organic biocide, the inorganic component or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Leach, Jun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20090246292
    Abstract: An antimicrobial formulation containing a quinone, such as a benzoquinone or hydroquinone, and a copper salt. The formulation may in particular be used against staphylococci or propionibacteria, more particularly to treat skin and skin structure conditions such as acne.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: SYNTOPIX LIMITED
    Inventors: Scott Seville, Priscila Gottardello, Daniel James Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 7541329
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for reducing hypercholesterolemia and, accordingly, the risk of cardiovascular disease, are provided. Such compositions may comprise isolated oil body associated proteins. Additionally provided are foodstuffs to which one or more oil body associated proteins have been added. The compositions employed in the invention may further comprise additive compounds, for example, a saponin, an isoflavone, a phospholipid, a carbohydrate substantially resistant to digestion, or a combination thereof. The methods and compositions of the invention may be used to lower cholesterol and other lipid levels in subjects to achieve a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Neal A. Bringe, Kanthasamy Karunanandaa
  • Publication number: 20090123505
    Abstract: A wood preservative includes injectable particles comprising one or more sparingly soluble copper salts. The copper-based particles are sufficiently insoluble so as to not be easily removed by leaching but are sufficiently soluble to exhibit toxicity to primary organisms primarily responsible for the decay of the wood. Exemplary particles contain for example copper hydroxide, basic copper carbonate, copper carbonate, basic copper sulfates including particularly tribasic copper sulfate, basic copper nitrates, copper oxychlorides, copper borates, basic copper borates, and mixtures thereof. The particles typically have a size distribution in which at least 50% of particles have a diameter smaller than 0.25 ?m, 0.2 ?m, or 0.15 ?m. At least about 20% and even more than 75% of the weight of the particles may be composed of the substantially crystalline copper salt. Wood or a wood product may be impregnated with copper-based particles of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: PhibroWood, LLC
    Inventors: H. Wayne Richardson, Robert L. Hodge
  • Publication number: 20090092683
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic component comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic component and an organic biocide, the inorganic component or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Robert M. Leach, Jun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20080317856
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions with a capillary-active system with application-relevant differentiability and synergistic potential for use in mammals, especially humans. The invention accordingly relates to a composition that has a capillary-active system C optionally containing a capillary activator system CA consisting of drugs that increase blood flow, stabilize the vascular wall, and/or dilate the blood vessels; and/or a capillary-protective system CP comprising drugs for endothelial stabilization, lipoprotein protection, and for stabilization of leukocytes/platelets; and/or a capillary energy supply system CE comprising redox systems and cofactors in energy provision and energy carriers. This system C is combined with a selective action system S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Rolf D. Beutler, Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Bettina Funke, Kirstin Becker
  • Publication number: 20080286380
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic biocide comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic biocide and an organic biocide, the inorganic biocide or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Robert M. Leach
  • Patent number: 7445799
    Abstract: An antimicrobial and chemical deactivating composition for use in a liquid medium or for incorporation into a coating, structural plastic materials, thin microporous membranes, textiles and sponges. The composition includes macrosize or submicron particles of silver, platinum with silver and their salts with parabens, oxide, salicylate, acetate, citrate, benzoate and phosphate along with copper and zinc salts of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: ICET, Inc.
    Inventors: Shantha Sarangapani, Quoc T. Truong
  • Publication number: 20080233182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of protecting copper-sensitive compounds and/or compositions from decomposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Georg Ludwig Kis, Jacques Vandermander