Patents by Inventor William C. Chandler

William C. Chandler 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).

  • Industrial solvent based on a processed citrus oil for cleaning up petroleum waste products
    Patent number: 5549839
    Abstract: An industrial solvent that is non-toxic, biodegradable, and completely safe for human and animal contact, based primarily on a d-limonene composition made up of 95 percent pure d-limonene in approximately 73 to 74 percent volume, a surfactant such as ethoxylated nonyl phenol in approximately 16 to 17 percent by volume, and a tall oil fatty acid in approximately 9 to 10 percent by volume, which is mixed together in a liquid form and applied directly at full strength to an oil spill or other waste petroleum products such as tar or grease, the composition being completely safe and cost effective for petroleum waste cleanup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Inventor: William C. Chandler