Patents by Inventor Anthony W. Carignano

Anthony W. Carignano 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).

  • Fire-barrier composition
    Patent number: 7247263
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system which allows for the rapid application of a water immobilizing dispersion in sufficient quantities to increase the fire protective and wetting characteristics of water. This system also increases the evaporative cooling and quenching effects of water. The primary constituents of the composition of this system are water, purified Attapulgite clay, and an environmentally safe salt, e.g., magnesium sulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: ITC Minerals & Chemicals
    Inventors: Dennis C. Parker, Anthony W. Carignano, David L. Ruff, Robert J. Purcell
  • Fire-barrier composition
    Publication number: 20040124403
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system which allows for the rapid application of a water immobilizing dispersion in sufficient quantities to increase the fire protective and wetting characteristics of water. This system also increases the evaporative cooling and quenching effects of water. The primary constituents of the composition of this system are water, purified Attapulgite clay, and an environmentally safe salt, e.g., magnesium sulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: ITC MINERALS & CHEMICALS
    Inventors: Dennis C. Parker, Anthony W. Carignano, David L. Ruff, Robert J. Purcell