Patents by Inventor Ronald Thomas Schwalb

Ronald Thomas Schwalb 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).

  • Termite tubing preventative for non-wood materials
    Patent number: 8709462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to materials and methods for protecting man-made structures made with non-wood materials from termite damage through the application of borates to the surface of non-wood materials. In an embodiment the invention regards a method for preventing termite tunneling and tubing on non-wood and/or non-cellulosic materials by treating non-wood building components comprising the steps of applying a composition to the surfaces of a non-wood building component, wherein the composition comprises a borate component. In another embodiment the invention regards a method for preventing termite damage to man-made structures comprising the steps of mixing borates with a solvent to form a borate solution, obtaining a non-wood building component, coating the non-wood building component with the borate solution, and incorporating the coated non-wood building component into a man-made structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Nisus Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Douglas Lloyd, Ronald Thomas Schwalb
  • Termite Tubing Preventative for Non-Wood Materials
    Publication number: 20090301000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to materials and methods for protecting man-made structures made with non-wood materials from termite damage through the application of borates to the surface of non-wood materials. In an embodiment the invention regards a method for preventing termite tunneling and tubing on non-wood and/or non-cellulosic materials by treating non-wood building components comprising the steps of applying a composition to the surfaces of a non-wood building component, wherein the composition comprises a borate component. In another embodiment the invention regards a method for preventing termite damage to man-made structures comprising the steps of mixing borates with a solvent to form a borate solution, obtaining a non-wood building component, coating the non-wood building component with the borate solution, and incorporating the coated non-wood building component into a man-made structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Nisus Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Douglas Lloyd, Ronald Thomas Schwalb
  • Termite tubing preventative for non-wood materials
    Patent number: 7597902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to materials and methods for protecting man-made structures made with non-wood materials from termite damage through the application of borates to the surface of non-wood materials. In an embodiment the invention regards a method for preventing termite tunneling and tubing on non-wood and/or non-cellulosic materials by treating non-wood building components comprising the steps of applying a composition to the surfaces of a non-wood building component, wherein the composition comprises a borate component. In another embodiment the invention regards a method for preventing termite damage to man-made structures comprising the steps of mixing borates with a solvent to form a borate solution, obtaining a non-wood building component, coating the non-wood building component with the borate solution, and incorporating the coated non-wood building component into a man-made structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Nisus Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Douglas Lloyd, Ronald Thomas Schwalb