Patents by Inventor John B. States, Sr.

John B. States, Sr. 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).

  • Odor-reducing, nutrient-enhancing composition
    Patent number: 5574093
    Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising a non-ionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a carboxylic acid, a volatile oil, an amine, a nitrogen source, and water. This composition is useful in treating composting material used for cultivating edible fungi such as mushrooms to significantly reduce the malodorous gases normally associated therewith. Mushrooms and other edible fungi grown on such treated compost material exhibit enhanced nutritional qualities, including lower sodium levels and increased protein levels compared to fungi grown on conventionally prepared compost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Pyrocap International Corporation
    Inventors: John B. States, Sr., Robert A. Turpin, Jr.
  • Material and methods for oil spill control and cleanup and extinguishing petroleum fires
    Patent number: 4248733
    Abstract: A dispersal medium for cleaning of oil spills and the like and extinguishing petroleum fires having as its major quantitative part a household liquid detergent and also including eucalyptus oil, bovine urine, alfalfa and vitamin B-6 and methods of oil spill clean-up and fire extinguishing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Assignee: Chandler Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: John B. States, Sr.