Abstract: The invention is a new heat and fire resistant material. The material is made of a woven silica-based cloth layered in several possible combinations with foil and fiberglass cloth layers. The layers can be arranged in a variety of sequences to minimize the thermal radiation to the inside of the material, but a foil layer must always be the outermost layer to provide protection from radiant heat.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 19, 2003
Date of Patent:
August 1, 2006
Assignees:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, The Governors of the University of Alberta
Inventors:
Leslie Leah Anderson, Mary Ann Davies, Anthony Clement Petrilli, Mark Y. Ackerman
Abstract: A method for degrading and/or bioremediating waste wood containing chromated copper arsenate (CCA) using a fungal inoculum is disclosed. The fungal inoculum comprises of at least one CCA-tolerant fungi, a lignocellulosic substrate and a nutrient supplement. The fungal inoculum is applied to the waste wood and maintained in an aerated and hydrated environment having temperature conditions sufficient to allow the inoculum to grow and metabolize the CCA. The inoculum and the waste wood are combined until an end product that is at least partially remediated or of a reduced volume.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 18, 2002
Date of Patent:
December 6, 2005
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Barbara L. Illman, Vina W. Yang, Leslie A. Ferge
Abstract: This invention is directed to insect control using compositions having attractants, feeding stimulants and toxicants compounded into plastic bait pellets. These pellets are easily handled for distribution in the field. Insects are attracted to the bait pellets, induced to feed and subsequently die. The pellets have the unique advantage of being relatively impervious to environmental conditions and non-polluting.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 2, 1990
Date of Patent:
March 1, 1994
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Gerald H. McKibben, Joseph C. Dickens, James W. Smith