Patents by Inventor Donald J. Ferm

Donald J. Ferm 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).

  • Particulate borate-soap compositions
    Patent number: 4297229
    Abstract: Particulate borate-soap compositions containing sodium bicarbonate are produced by reaction of a fatty acid with a mixture of hydrated sodium tetraborate and alkali metal carbonate in a fatty acid: carbonate mole ratio of about 1:1 to 1:2. The product comprises particles of borate coated with soap and sodium bicarbonate in which the soap represents about 5 to 35% by weight of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Speak, Donald J. Ferm
  • Anti-microbial bathroom cleaning compositions containing o-benzyl-4-chlorophenol
    Patent number: 4124520
    Abstract: Aqueous solutions containing o-benzyl-4-chlorophenol, tetrasodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate or trisodium nitrilotriacetate, sodium 2-ethylhexyl sulfate and glycol solvent. The solutions are antimicrobial cleaning compositions especially useful for the bathroom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1978
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corp.
    Inventors: Lawrence L. Schwalley, Donald J. Ferm