Patents by Inventor Gerald S. Frankel
Gerald S. Frankel 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).
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Publication number: 20230398393Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a potassium salt. The potassium salt may include a potassium salt of an organic acid, a potassium salt of an inorganic acid, or mixtures thereof. The organic acid may include formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, tartaric acid, uric acid, malic acid, or citric acid. The inorganic acid may include sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, or hydrochloric acid. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: FRS Group, LLCInventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan, Michael White, Gerald S. Frankel
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Publication number: 20230310917Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a potassium salt. The potassium salt may include a potassium salt of an organic acid, a potassium salt of an inorganic acid, or mixtures thereof. The organic acid may include formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, tartaric acid, uric acid, malic acid, or citric acid. The inorganic acid may include sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, or hydrochloric acid. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan, Michael White, Gerald S. Frankel
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Patent number: 7743967Abstract: A chromium-free welding consumable and a method of welding stainless steel to reduce the presence of chromium emissions. The consumable is made from an alloy that reduces the emission of chromium during a welding process, and include predominantly nickel, with between approximately five and twenty five percent by weight copper, up to approximately five percent by weight of palladium, up to approximately ten percent by weight of molybdenum and up to five percent non-copper alloying ingredients. Welding consumables made from the alloy are particularly well-suited for welding austenitic stainless steels, such as type 304 stainless steel. The method involves using chromium-free weld filler material with a stainless steel base material.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: The Ohio State UniversityInventors: Gerald S. Frankel, John C. Lippold
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Patent number: 7696453Abstract: A chromium-free welding consumable and a method of welding stainless steel to reduce the presence of chromium emissions. The consumable is made from an alloy that reduces the emission of chromium during a welding process, and include predominantly nickel, with between approximately five and ten weight percent copper, up to approximately two percent by weight of ruthenium and up to five percent non-copper alloying ingredients. Welding consumables made from the alloy are particularly well-suited for welding austenitic stainless steels, such as type 304 stainless steel. The method involves using chromium-free weld filler material with a stainless steel base material.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: The Ohio State University Research FoundationInventors: Gerald S. Frankel, John C. Lippold
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Patent number: 7425229Abstract: A chromium-free welding consumable and a method of welding stainless steel to reduce the presence of chromium emissions. The consumable is made from an alloy that reduces the emission of chromium during a welding process, and include predominantly nickel, with between approximately five and twenty five percent by weight copper, up to approximately five percent by weight of palladium, up to approximately ten percent by weight of molybdenum and up to five percent non-copper alloying ingredients. Welding consumables made from the alloy are particularly well-suited for welding austenitic stainless steels, such as type 304 stainless steel. The method involves using chromium-free weld filler material with a stainless steel base material.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: The Ohio State UniversityInventors: Gerald S. Frankel, John C. Lippold
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Publication number: 20080173701Abstract: A chromium-free welding consumable and a method of welding stainless steel to reduce the presence of chromium emissions. The consumable is made from an alloy that reduces the emission of chromium during a welding process, and include predominantly nickel, with between approximately five and ten weight percent copper, up to approximately two percent by weight of ruthenium and up to five percent non-copper alloying ingredients. Welding consumables made from the alloy are particularly well-suited for welding austenitic stainless steels, such as type 304 stainless steel. The method involves using chromium-free weld filler material with a stainless steel base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Gerald S. Frankel, John C. Lippold
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Publication number: 20080128393Abstract: A chromium-free welding consumable and a method of welding stainless steel to reduce the presence of chromium emissions. The consumable is made from an alloy that reduces the emission of chromium during a welding process, and include predominantly nickel, with between approximately five and twenty five percent by weight copper, up to approximately five percent by weight of palladium, up to approximately ten percent by weight of molybdenum and up to five percent non-copper alloying ingredients. Welding consumables made from the alloy are particularly well-suited for welding austenitic stainless steels, such as type 304 stainless steel. The method involves using chromium-free weld filler material with a stainless steel base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Gerald S. Frankel, John C. Lippold
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Publication number: 20030068824Abstract: The corrosion sensing or detecting composition and method of the present invention preferably includes an aqueous gel that is adapted as a temporary coating for a surface of a material and that includes at least one composition that changes its appearance in response to corrosion occurring on the surface of the material. In a variation of the preferred embodiment, the at least one composition is further adapted to change color in response to a change in hydrogen ion concentration proximate to the surface of the material. The present invention is also directed to a vehicle, such as an aircraft, a spacecraft, an automotive vehicle, an amphibious vehicle, a boat, and a ship, that is prepared for corrosion inspection. The vehicle and method for inspecting the vehicle preferably include a painted material surface with the paint removed for application of a removable corrosion-detecting coating that changes its appearance in response to corrosion occurring on the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 1999Publication date: April 10, 2003Inventors: GERALD S. FRANKEL, RUDOPH G. BUCHHEIT, JIAN ZHANG
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Patent number: 5316573Abstract: A corrosion protecting film layer is formed on a non-passivating non-noble metal, such as cobalt, by placing the metal in a dilute solution of Cu.sup.+2 ions and benzotriazole (1 H-BTA). Exposure of the metal to a solution containing Cu.sup.+2 and 1 H-BTA results in a spontaneous interaction of Cu.sup.+2 and the metal to produce a film layer of Cu(I) BTA on the metal surface to create a permanent corrosion protection for the metal. A borate buffer, such as boric acid and a borate, can be added to the solution to adjust the pH of the solution to be in the range between 8 and 9.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1992Date of Patent: May 31, 1994Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Vlasta A. Brusic, Gerald S. Frankel, Tina A. Petersen, Benjamin M. Rush, Alejandro G. Schrott
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Patent number: 5192618Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of corrosion wear resistance of iron-manganese (FeMn) film by ion implantation and subsequent annealing without substantially affecting the magnetic properties of the magnetic material. A highly corrosive and wear resistant FeMn film is disclosed comprised of a layer of FeMn and at least one protective layer selected from the group consisting of nitrides, carbides and oxides, with said protective layer being formed at the surface of the FeMn layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1991Date of Patent: March 9, 1993Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gerald S. Frankel, Igor Y. Khandros, Peter B. Madakson