Patents by Inventor Craig Andrew Mars

Craig Andrew Mars 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).

  • Additives for use in wood preservation
    Patent number: 9603358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wood preservative formulation comprising a biocidal agent which is a copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine and an aminocarboxylic acid and a stabilizer, as well as to aqueous treatment solutions comprising such a formulation and methods of treating wood or other cellulosic material utilizing said formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ARCH TIMBER PROTECTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Kevin Hughes, Craig Andrew Mars, Andrew Hughes
  • Wood preservative compositions useful for treating copper-tolerant fungi
    Patent number: 9023483
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of protecting wood or other celiulosic material from decay by copper-tolerant fungi, and wood preservative formulations for use in the same. The wood preservative formulations comprise a biocidal metal compound, a 1,2,4-triazole and a didecyl quaternary ammonium cation. Didecyldimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds are particularly preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Arch Timber Protection Limited
    Inventors: Craig Andrew Mars, David Grindon Cantrell, Kevin Hughes, Andrew Stewart Hughes
  • ADDITIVES FOR USE IN WOOD PRESERVATION
    Publication number: 20140242404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wood preservative formulation comprising a biocidal agent which is a copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine and an aminocarboxylic acid and a stabilizer, as well as to aqueous treatment solutions comprising such a formulation and methods of treating wood or other cellulosic material utilising said formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ARCH TIMBER PROTECTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Kevin HUGHES, Craig Andrew MARS, Andrew HUGHES
  • WOOD PRESERVATIVE COMPOSITIONS USEFUL FOR TREATING COPPER-TOLERANT FUNGI
    Publication number: 20130209823
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of protecting wood or other celiulosic material from decay by copper-tolerant fungi, and wood preservative formulations for use in the same. The wood preservative formulations comprise a biocidal metal compound, a 1,2,4-triazole and a didecyl quaternary ammonium cation. Didecyldimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds are particularly preferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: ARCH TIMBER PROTECTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Craig Andrew Mars, David Grindon Cantrell, Kevin Hughes, Andrew Stewart Hughes