Patents Assigned to Inhibitrol, Inc.
  • COATINGS INCLUDING TOBACCO PRODUCTS AS CORROSION INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20080295728
    Abstract: The invention relates to coatings, such as paints, containing tobacco products and the use thereof as corrosion inhibitors. The tobacco products include various forms of tobacco such as dried tobacco leaves, stems, dust, liquid extracts, etc, that can be added to the coatings. The invention further relates to treatment methods and compositions for surface treatments such as descaling, pickling and removing surface deposits and corrosion products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Inhibitrol Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph A. von Fraunhofer
  • Cementitious Materials Including Tobacco Products as Corrosion Inhibitors
    Publication number: 20080163796
    Abstract: Tobacco products such as dried tobacco leaves, stems and dust are added to cementitious materials in order to inhibit corrosion. In one embodiment, the tobacco additions protect steel embedded in Portland cement from corrosive attack. Tobacco is a renewable, potentially inexpensive bioproduct that provides excellent corrosion protection with little or no environmental concerns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Inhibitrol, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. von Fraunhofer, Timothy Langan, Guy D. Davis