Patents by Inventor Ralph M. Gooch

Ralph M. Gooch 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).

  • Reduced volatility of a halogenated phenol in wood
    Patent number: 4313977
    Abstract: The amount of vapor of a halogenated phenol released by wood treated with the halogenated phenol is reduced by contacting the treated wood with an organic compound having cationic groups capable of forming a water-insoluble halogenated phenoxide salt. For example, contacting pentachlorophenol treated wood with a quaternary ammonium such as didecyldimethylammonium chloride significantly reduces the release of pentachlorophenol vapors from the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Johnson, Ralph M. Gooch