Patents by Inventor Mark A. Franciosi

Mark A. Franciosi 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).

  • Cement additive for stucco applications
    Patent number: 8097666
    Abstract: An additive composition, a cement composition, and method for modifying rheology of an uncured masonry cement, comprising the use of at least one extra-cellular biopolymer, at least one anionic surfactant, and at least one cationic or amphoteric surfactant. Preferably, the biopolymer and surfactants are incorporated into the cement by incorporating the components into the grinding of clinker as part of the manufacture of the cement. Masonry cements produced by the invention have excellent workability, particularly when coarse sands are employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Michael B. Macklin, Mark A. Franciosi, Leslie A. Jardine, Byong-wa Chun
  • Cement Additive For Stucco Applications
    Publication number: 20100249280
    Abstract: An additive composition, a cement composition, and method for modifying rheology of an uncured masonry cement, comprising the use of at least one extra-cellular biopolymer, at least one anionic surfactant, and at least one cationic or amphoteric surfactant. Preferably, the biopolymer and surfactants are incorporated into the cement by incorporating the components into the grinding of clinker as part of the manufacture of the cement. Masonry cements produced by the invention have excellent workability, particularly when coarse sands are employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Michael B. MacKlin, Mark A. Franciosi, Leslie A. Jardine, Byong-wa Chun