Patents by Inventor Davis R. Vickers, Jr.

Davis R. Vickers, 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).

  • Snow and ice-melting granules and method for preparing same
    Patent number: 6849199
    Abstract: Snow and ice-melting granules prepared from compacted blends of salts of alkali and/or alkaline earth metals and a method for preparing such granules, are provided. The inventive granules have improved mechanical properties and, as such, are not readily reduced to a powder when subjected to mechanical loadings during transit and storage. In a preferred embodiment, the inventive granules employ one or more corrosion inhibitors homogeneously distributed throughout the granules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Global Specialty Chemicals LLC
    Inventors: Davis R. Vickers, Jr., Thomas P. McGonigle