Patents by Inventor Robert T. Vinopal

Robert T. Vinopal 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).

  • Synergistic biocide composition containing pyrithione plus an additive
    Patent number: 5716628
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an antimicrobial composition characterized by synergistic antibacterial and antifungal efficacy and comprising a pyrithione salt or pyrithione acid, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of benzyl and lower alkyl esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid, salts thereof, carboxylic acids, salts thereof, and combinations thereof. Also disclosed is a method of imparting antimicrobial activity to a composition comprising water or an organic solvent which comprises adding thereto an antimicrobially effective amount of the above-described antimicrobial composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: The University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Robert T. Vinopal, John D. Nelson, Jr., Michael W. Glynn, Robert W. Coughlin, Robert F. Vieth, Jon R. Geiger
  • Synergistic biocide composition containing pyrithione plus an additive
    Patent number: 5540920
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an antimicrobial composition characterized by synergistic antibacterial and antifungal efficacy and comprising a pyrithione salt or pyrithione acid, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of benzyl and lower alkyl esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid, salts thereof, carboxylic acids, salts thereof, and combinations thereof. Also disclosed is a method of imparting antimicrobial activity to a composition comprising water or an organic solvent which comprises adding thereto an antimicrobially effective amount of the above-described antimicrobial composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Olin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert T. Vinopal, John D. Nelson, Jr., Michael W. Glynn, Robert W. Coughlin, Robert F. Vieth, Jon R. Geiger