Patents Assigned to Ice Ban USA, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5965058
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new and improved, environmentally acceptable and negligibly corrosive deicing composition comprising steepwater solubles produced, for example, as by-products from a wet milling process of corn, which by-products are biodegradable. The invention also relates to the use of a deicing composition to reduce the buildup of snow and ice on roads, bridges and other outdoor surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Ice Ban USA, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Janke, Warren D. Johnson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5922240
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new and improved, environmentally acceptable and negligibly corrosive deicing composition comprising brewers' condensed solubles produced, for example, as by-products from a commercial beer brewing process, which by-products are biodegradable. The invention also relates to the use of a deicing composition to reduce the buildup of snow and ice on roads, bridges and other outdoor surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Ice Ban USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Johnson, Lawrence W. Pratt
  • Patent number: 5919394
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new and improved, environmentally acceptable and negligibly corrosive deicing composition comprising by-products from the production of cheese from various milks. The present invention is directed to the liquids that remain after the coagulated cheese has been removed from the milks, said liquids being commonly known in the cheese making industry as "whey." The invention also relates to the use of a deicing composition in a manner that helps to reduce the buildup of snow and ice on roads, bridges and other outdoor surfaces. The invention also relates to a corrosion-inhibiting composition comprising whey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Ice Ban USA, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Janke, Warren D. Johnson, Jr.