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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Dominic A. Cataldo, Kennewick, WA (US);
Edward S. Lipinsky, Worthington, OH (US);
Peter Van Voris, Alexandria, VA (US);
Daren L. Beck, Salem, OR (US);
Richard Beck, Salem, OR (US);
Dominic A. Cataldo, Kennewick, WA (US);
Edward S. Lipinsky, Worthington, OH (US);
Peter Van Voris, Alexandria, VA (US);
Daren L. Beck, Salem, OR (US);
Richard Beck, Salem, OR (US);
Growguard, LLC, Inc., Kenniwick, WA (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention is a sprayable composition for coating pipe for protecting it from one or more of root intrusion or root growth when the coated pipe is placed underground. Such sprayable formulation includes a 2,6-dinitroaniline herbicide; a polymer pellet impregnated with a 2,6-dinitroanililne herbicide-sorbed colloidal clay; and a film-forming polymer. Another aspect is pipe coated with the dried residue of a coating of a 2,6-dinitroaniline herbicide; a polymer pellet impregnated with a 2,6-dinitroaniline herbicide-sorbed colloidal clay; and a film-forming polymer, wherein the coated pipe is protected from one or more of root intrusion or root growth when the coated pipe is placed underground.