Patents by Inventor Richard J. Ziobro

Richard J. Ziobro 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).

  • Wood preserving composition for treatment of in-service poles, posts, piling, cross-ties and other wooded structures
    Patent number: 8221797
    Abstract: This invention discloses a wood preservative composition for the supplemental or remedial treatment of in-service poles, posts, piling, cross ties and other wooden structures. The wood preservative composition comprises copper 8-hydroxyquinolate (oxine copper) in combination with a boron compound or a fluoride compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Douglas J. Herdman, Richard J. Ziobro
  • Compositions and methods for wood preservation
    Publication number: 20100068545
    Abstract: Provided is a composition and method for the preservation of wood. The composition comprises 1) an azole and/or quaternary ammonium compound component and 2) a pyrethroid compound component such that wood treated with the composition has a greater decay resistance than wood treated to the same azole retention with the azole alone. The method comprises the application of the composition to wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Richard J. Ziobro
  • Wood preserving composition for treatment of in-service poles, posts, piling, cross-ties and other wooded structures
    Publication number: 20080193640
    Abstract: This invention discloses a wood preservative composition for the supplemental or remedial treatment of in-service poles, posts, piling, cross ties and other wooden structures. The wood preservative composition comprises copper 8-hydroxyquinolate (oxine copper) in combination with a boron compound or a fluoride compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Douglas J. Herdman, Richard J. Ziobro
  • Wood preservative compositions comprising isothiazolone-pyrethroids
    Publication number: 20080175913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wood preservative compositions comprising an effective amount of a pyrethroid compound in combination with an isothiazolone compound, methods and processes for preserving wood using the wood preservative compositions of the invention, and wood comprising the wood preservative compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Richard J. Ziobro
  • Preservative composition for wood
    Patent number: 4622248
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and composition for preserving wood and other cellulose based materials against destructive organisms responsible for rot and decay, namely fungus and insects. The composition comprises an aqueous ammoniacal solution of a preservative metal compound and an organic acid selected from the group consisting of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids containing 2-10 carbon atoms per molecule, aliphatic mono, di or tricarboxylic hydroxy acids containing 2-6 carbon atoms per molecule or a mixture of these acids and/or their salts. The preservative composition may be applied by dipping, soaking, spraying, brushing or by any other well known means including vacuum and/or pressure applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: Osmose Wood Preserving Co. of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Leach, Richard J. Ziobro