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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
C Steven Sikes, Mobile, AL (US);
A P Wheeler, Clemson, SC (US);
Assignee:
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252180 ; 252175 ; 210698 ; 427384 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting the formation of calcium carbonate-containing deposits on a surface by applying a composition comprising an anticalcification-effective amount of a polysaccharide or derivative thereof. The present method is useful for the prevention and/or retardation (inhibition) of inorganic scaling, as well as, for the inhibition of fouling by plant or animal organisms.