Patents by Inventor Michael A. Barnisin,

Michael A. Barnisin, 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).

  • Method for pressure treating wood
    Patent number: 6426118
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for pressure treating wood and includes wood which has been pressure treated by the process. The process comprises infusion into the wood of a solution in water of an anhydride or the analogous acid of an anhydride, followed by removal of moisture from the wood and the infusion of the wood with a molten waxy solid comprising hydrocarbon paraffins or saturated fatty acids. The molten waxy solid then solidifies, filling all voids in the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Coating Development Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Barnisin, Jr.
  • Method for pressure treating wood
    Publication number: 20010026841
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for pressure treating wood and includes wood which has been pressure treated by the process. The process comprises infusion into the wood of a solution in water of an anhydride or the analogous acid of an anhydride, followed by removal of moisture from the wood and the infusion of the wood with a molten waxy solid comprising hydrocarbon paraffins or saturated fatty acids. The molten waxy solid then solidifies, filling all voids in the wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventor: Michael A. Barnisin,
  • Method for pressure treating wood
    Patent number: 6235346
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for pressure treating wood and includes wood which has been pressure treated by the process. The process comprises infusion into the wood of a solution in water of an anhydride or the analogous acid of an anhydride, followed by removal of moisture from the wood and the infusion of the wood with a molten waxy solid comprising hydrocarbon paraffins or saturated fatty acids. The molten waxy solid then solidifies, filling all voids in the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Coating Development Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Barnisin, Jr.