Patents by Inventor Gerald L. Ruscitto

Gerald L. Ruscitto 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).

  • Vinyl polymer gelling agent for powder dissemination composition
    Patent number: 4652383
    Abstract: A gelled concentrate composition contains 70 to 30 weight percent gelled liquid and 30 to 70 weight percent solids component. The solids component comprises a fine powder of an ammonium compound and a vinyl polymer gelling agent. The gelling agent is present in the amount of 0.5 to 8.0 weight percent of the total composition. The resulting gelled concentrate, stable up to 18 months in storage, is useful in extinguishing fires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Energy & Minerals Research Co.
    Inventors: William B. Tarpley, Jr., Gerald L. Ruscitto