Patents by Inventor Mark Arthur Josepha Van der Flass

Mark Arthur Josepha Van der Flass 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).

  • Use of pyrrole compounds as antifouling agents
    Patent number: 5932520
    Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling or combatting the attachment of a fouling organism to an underwater surface which comprises contacting said organism with an antifouling-effective amount of a 2-arylpyrrole compound. A method for protecting aquatic structures against fouling by a marine or freshwater fouling organism and antifoulant compositions therefor are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Mark Arthur Josepha Van der Flass, Lantz Stephen Crawley