Patents by Inventor Reginald P. Seiders

Reginald P. Seiders 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).

  • Decontamination of mustard gas with superoxide
    Patent number: H223
    Abstract: Articles or structures can be treated to convert mustard gas to divinylsude by coating on said articles or structures a composition containing a transition metal complex of a tetrasulfonated or tetraamino phthalocyanine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Reginald P. Seiders, J. Richard Ward
  • Microemulsions containing sulfolanes
    Patent number: H366
    Abstract: Novel microemulsions containing sulfolane cr 3-methylsulfolane or both as surfactants together with a cationic surfactant such as cetyl trimethylammonium bromide or a nonionic surfactant such as polyoxyethylene octylphenol ether are disclosed. In another aspect of the invention, seawater may be substituted for the aqueous phase. The novel microemulsions of the invention are useful for the detoxification of, e.g., pesticides and chemical warfare agents by enabling their improved removal and/or destruction through one or more of the processes of solubilization, oxidation or hydrolysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Reginald P. Seiders