Patents by Inventor Thomas U. Fox

Thomas U. Fox 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).

  • Weather-durable aqueous fire retardant stabilized against gelation
    Patent number: 4145296
    Abstract: Concentrated ammonium salt compositions containing a binder and a viscosity control agent, when utilized in aqueous dispersion, are stabilized against gelation by addition of an inhibitor. The aqueous dispersion is applied to foliage, vegetation, logging slash and the like to hinder or prevent wildfires during prolonged weather exposure. Typical gelation inhibitors are morpholine, ethylenediamine and monoethanolamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Thomas U. Fox, Nelson H. Kasten