Patents by Inventor James N. G. Faulks

James N. G. Faulks 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).

  • Composition for removing asbestos
    Patent number: 5019291
    Abstract: A composition which can be applied to old asbestos before it is removed from old plant, apparatus of buildings is provided. The composition, which is in the form of a concentrate to be diluted with water, consists of:(a) from 1 to 20% by weight of a C.sub.12 to C.sub.20 secondary alcohol alkoxylate having a molecular weight in the range 500 to 700.(b) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a polyoxyethylene-oxypropylene block copolymer having an average molecular weight in the range 1800 to 2000 and an ethylene oxide content of between 8 and 12% by weight.(c) from 10 to 60% by weight of a random polyoxyethylene oxypropylene glycol ether having an average molecular weight in the range 1500 to 3500 and an ethylene oxide content of between 40 and 75% by weight.(d) the balance, if required, being water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventor: James N. G. Faulks