Patents by Inventor Charles Conrad Kempinska, Jr.

Charles Conrad Kempinska, Jr. 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).

  • Boron compound/amine oxide compositions
    Patent number: 6508869
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising an amine oxide and a boron compound. The boron compound may be boric acid, diboron tetrahydroxide, a borate, a boron oxide, a borane, or any combination of any of the foregoing. Another embodiment of the present invention is a method for preserving and/or waterproofing a wood substrate by contacting the composition with the wood substrate. Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a method for controlling plants, insects, or fungi or regulating the growth of plants comprising applying an insecticidal, herbicidal, fungicidal, or plant growth regulating effective amount of a composition of the present invention to the plants, fungi, insects, the seeds of the plants, or the area on which the plants or fungi grow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Lonza Inc.
    Inventors: Chuen-Ing Tseng, Leigh E. Walker, Charles Conrad Kempinska, Jr.