Patents by Inventor Arthur Ray Vanover

Arthur Ray Vanover 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).

  • Wetting agents for concrete cleaning and adhesives
    Patent number: 6653273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning composition comprising: (a) at least one additive selected from the group consisting of detergents, corrosion inhibitors, organic and aqueous carriers, and combinations thereof, (b) a wetting/cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of piperazine-substituted organosulfonates, piperazinone-substituted organosulfonates, and combinations thereof, and (c) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol alkoxylates, organic and inorganic salts of polycarboxylated alcohol alkoxylates, and combinations thereof. Also disclosed is an adhesive composition containing the above wetting agent, as well as a method of cleaning a substrate and a method of enhancing adhesion to a substrate using the above wetting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Arch Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Murray A. Ruggiero, Bruce A. Marien, Shoaib Arif, Robert P. Roth, Joseph T. Farrell, Arthur Ray Vanover