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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:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tor P Schultz, Starkville, MS (US);
Darrel D Nicholas, Starkville, MS (US);
Assignee:
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25240062 ; 252404 ; 514456 ; 514642 ; 514372 ; 514646 ;
Abstract
A wood preservative composition comprising a biocide such as a quaternary ammonium compound, e.g., didecyldimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC), an isothiazolone or an isophthalonitrile, in combination with an antioxidant, which is a flavone or a phenol, is useful as a cost-effective and environmentally safe wood preservative. The invention also provides a method for the use of such composition and compositions so treated.