Patents by Inventor Robert David Hicks

Robert David Hicks 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).

  • Water additive and method for fire prevention and fire extinguishing
    Patent number: 6245252
    Abstract: In the prevention of the spread of fires and for directly fighting fires, a cross-linked, water-swellable additive polymer in water/oil emulsion produced by an inverse phase polymerization reaction to be added to the firefighting water is disclosed. The additive has the properties of absorbing large quantities of water, high viscosity for adherence to vertical and horizontal surfaces, and retention of sufficient fluidity to be educted in standard firefighting equipment. The method of adding this additive to the firefighting water by eduction or by a batch addition to the water source is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Stockhausen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert David Hicks, Jane Elisabeth Mills, Whei-Neen Hsu, Robert Andrew Agne
  • Water additive and method for fire prevention and fire extinguishing
    Patent number: 5989446
    Abstract: In the prevention of the spread of fires and for directly fighting fires, a cross-linked, water-swellable additive polymer in water/oil emulsion produced by an inverse phase polymerization reaction to be added to the firefighting water is disclosed. The additive has the properties of absorbing large quantities of water, high viscosity for adherence to vertical and horizontal surfaces, and retention of sufficient fluidity to be educted in standard firefighting equipment. The method of adding this additive to the firefighting water by eduction or by a batch addition to the water source is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Stockhausen, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert David Hicks, Jane Elisabeth Mills, Whei-Neen Hsu