Patents by Inventor K. Brian Fitch

K. Brian Fitch 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).

  • Patent number: 6024892
    Abstract: Anticorrosion and pH-stabilized brine solutions useful for air dehumidification processes are disclosed. Inorganic and organic buffering agents or mixtures thereof can be added to halide solutions of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, or mixtures thereof, to stabilize the pH and/or minimize corrosion of the dehumidifier system. The solution, with or without additional corrosion inhibitors, can offer improved protection as compared to conventionally used inhibitors during repeated dehumidification cycles. In addition, new corrosion inhibitors are disclosed, such as heteropoly anions and phosphonates, which offer improved corrosion protection in closed or open systems during repeated dehumidification cycles or selected applications. These corrosion inhibitors offer improved protection for metals when used with the buffers disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Shyam Kumar Verma, George Robert Sandor, K. Brian Fitch