Patents by Inventor Gary C. Wakefield

Gary C. Wakefield 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).

  • Compositions and methods for anti-icing/de-icing
    Patent number: 8221644
    Abstract: Methods are provided which minimize loss of an anti-icing/de-icing composition from a surface. This is accomplished by adhering the anti-icing/de-icing composition to a surface using a film-forming polymeric composition. Methods are also provided for preventing snow accumulation and/or ice formation on a surface, delaying ice and/or snow formation on a surface, extending the life of an anti-icing/de-icing composition on a surface, surface anti-icing, and surface de-icing. These methods include the application of a film-forming polymeric composition and the anti-icing/de-icing composition to the surface. Desirably, the anti-icing/de-icing composition is a reagent which reduces the freezing point of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew G. Smith, Charles H. Svec, Gary C. Wakefield
  • Compositions and Methods for Anti-Icing/De-Icing
    Publication number: 20120018668
    Abstract: Methods are provided which minimize loss of an anti-icing/de-icing composition from a surface. This is accomplished by adhering the anti-icing/de-icing composition to a surface using a film-forming polymeric composition. Methods are also provided for preventing snow accumulation and/or ice formation on a surface, delaying ice and/or snow formation on a surface, extending the life of an anti-icing/de-icing composition on a surface, surface anti-icing, and surface de-icing. These methods include the application of a film-forming polymeric composition and the anti-icing/de-icing composition to the surface. Desirably, the anti-icing/de-icing composition is a reagent which reduces the freezing point of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew G. Smith, Charles H. Svec, Gary C. Wakefield