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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 14, 2021
Tyco Fire Products Lp, Lansdale, PA (US);
Sean E. Cutting, West Warwick, RI (US);
Manuel R. Silva, Jr., Cranston, RI (US);
Barbara L. Churchill, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Krista N. Brouwer, Cranston, RI (US);
Tyco Fire Products LP, Cranston, RI (US);
Abstract
Antifreezes, which include glycerol or a mixture of alkylene glycol and glycerol, water and an organic acid salt, are provided. Exemplary antifreezes include at least about 45 vol. % water, greater than 48 to about 55 vol. % glycerol, 0.1 to 1.75 wt. % of a salt of an organic acid having one or more carboxylic acid groups, and optionally, one or more buffers. Wet sprinkler systems containing the antifreeze, methods of controlling a fire using the antifreeze and methods of preventing a wet sprinkler system from freezing are also provided.