Patents by Inventor Joseph Tames

Joseph Tames 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).

  • Systems inhibited against corrosion and/or scale deposition
    Patent number: 4828795
    Abstract: Aqueous or partly aqueous systems are treated against the corrosion of metals, especially ferrous metals, in contact therewith, and/or against scale deposition therefrom, by adding to these systems from 0.1 to 50 000 ppm of 2-hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid having the formula I ##STR1## or a water-soluble salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Cook, Norman Richardson, Joseph Tames
  • Systems inhibited against corrosion and/or scale deposition
    Patent number: 4689200
    Abstract: Aqueous or partly aqueous systems are treated against the corrosion of metals, especially ferrous metals, in contact therewith, and/or against scale deposition therefrom, by adding to these systems from 0.1 to 50 000 ppm of 2-hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid having the formula I ##STR1## or a water-soluble salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Cook, Norman Richardson, Joseph Tames