Runcorn, United Kingdom

Rowland Kennington

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. Active years: 1978.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Rowland Kennington. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/rowland-kennington

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Forward Citations = 6(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1978

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Rowland Kennington: Inventor of a Fire-Extinguishing Composition Process.

Introduction

Rowland Kennington is an inventor associated with Runcorn, Great Britain, and Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. His recorded patent concerns a process for preparing a fire-extinguishing composition from urea and potassium or sodium alkali compounds.

Latest Patents

Kennington is credited with 1 patent, titled “Preparation of the Reaction Product of Urea and Alkali Metal Hydroxide.” The invention describes adding solid particulate urea, or urea together with an alkali, to a heated, agitated bed of solid particles. The bed is maintained between 95°C and 200°C, and the addition rate is controlled so that the material remains in particulate form. The process produces a compound with the empirical formula MC₂N₂H₃O₃, where M is potassium or sodium, for use in a fire-extinguishing composition.

Career Highlights

Kennington’s listed patent reflects work on chemical processing and fire-extinguishing materials. The patent identifies Imperial Chemical Industries Limited as the company associated with his work.

Collaborations

Robin A. Woolhouse is listed as Kennington’s coworker.

Conclusion

Rowland Kennington’s recorded invention focuses on a controlled solid-state process for preparing a chemical compound intended for fire-extinguishing compositions.

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