Patents
US 7473379 B2: Processed raffinate material for enhancing melt value of de-icers
- Granted
- 2009-01-06
- Filed
- 2006-12-04 application 11566390
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A composition for both de-icing and inhibiting formation of ice and snow that uses as its predominant ingredient desugared, sugar beet molasses which has been treated with alkali to increase its pH to at least 11, followed by holding for a time sufficient to degrade the carbohydrates and protein of the desugared, sugar beet molasses, and then the pH is lowered by acid addition to at least 10. These steps, in this sequence, substantially and surprisingly increase melt value.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg090106.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSSIAN, INC. 4 patents | US company or organization | Davenport, IA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth C. Ossian | Bettendorf, IA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kelly Behrens | Davenport, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C09K | Materials for miscellaneous applications, not provided for elsewhere | C09K3/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BEHRENS, KELLY signed 2006-12-06 OSSIAN, KENNETH C. signed 2006-12-06 | OSSIAN, INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 18790/322 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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