Patents by Inventor Ralph Brian Merck

Ralph Brian Merck 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).

  • Asphalt emulsifiers derived from pyrolyzed wood
    Patent number: 9868855
    Abstract: Asphalt emulsifiers and asphalt emulsions comprised of alkali metal or ammonium salts of a biomass pyrolysis oil, such as a pyrolytic wood tar oil, where the biomass pyrolysis oil is used as made from a pyrolysis process with only water washing, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Pinova, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Brian Merck, Norman Leroy Kennedy
  • ASPHALT EMULSIFIERS DERIVED FROM PYROLYZED WOOD
    Publication number: 20140261077
    Abstract: Asphalt emulsifiers and asphalt emulsions comprised of alkali metal or ammonium salts of a biomass pyrolysis oil, such as a pyrolytic wood tar oil, where the biomass pyrolysis oil is used as made from a pyrolysis process with only water washing, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PINOVA, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Brian Merck, Norman Leroy Kennedy