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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7833441 | Method of producing a polymeric material A method for producing a polymeric material comprises reacting a first reactant with a second reactant. The first reactant comprises anhydrous phosphorous pentoxide and the second reactant comprises an alcohol. A method for producing a polymeric salt material compri... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828995 | Composition for a fire-protection agent for materials and fire-protection method The invention relates to novel compositions for fire-protection agents for materials, to a method for treating materials for protection against fire, and to the use of the compositions as fire-protection agents. More precisely, the invention relates to compositions ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824583 | Flame inhibiting and retarding chemical compositions for general use on multiple solid surfaces A product to render flame- and fireproof surfaces and materials and inhibit the spread of fire on objects of various and diverse chemical nature and affinity, using non-toxic and non-carcinogenic basic fire and flame retardant intumescent mixtures with wide ranging ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7744783 | Method of making non-flammable thermal insulatiion foam and products made by the method The present invention is directed to a method of preparing non-flammable thermal insulation foam, comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture comprising (1) at least one water soluble alkali metal silicate, (2) optionally, at least one filler, and (3) at least o... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7618563 | Reduced flammability plastic formulation and method A fire-retardant coating material includes an intumescent material and a binder. The intumescent material is cured and powdered. The intumescent material includes a hydrocarbon, acid source and blowing agent. The hydrocarbon includes a plurality of alcohol groups. T... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7476346 | Composition inhibiting the expansion of fire, suppressing existing fire, and methods of manufacture and use thereof The invention relates to compositions that prevent expansion of a fire, suppress existing fire, as well as methods of preparing and using such compositions. The composition is comprised of water, pseudo-plastic high yield suspending agent and starch. Compositions ma... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7370567 | Armored plating system An improved armored plating system having a series of elongate tubes arranged in parallel fashion to form a protective array. Each tube has a rectilinear cross section with slanted sidewalls so that each tube partially overlaps the following tube and is partially ov... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7331400 | Fire resistant and smoke suppressing coatings A surface coating includes fire retarding and smoke suppressing constituents dispersed throughout an essentially non-toxic, water-based adhesive binder. The coating comprises a mixture of chemical compounds where each constituent falls into one of six functional gro... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7214332 | Flame-resistant-thermoset coating A thermosetting-resin-based coating that is capable of forming a substantially flame-resistant barrier upon being exposed to heat. The coating includes a thermoset resin, an acid catalyst having a pKa value of less than 2, a filler selected from glass, mica, talc, p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7189337 | Methods for preventing and/or extinguishing fires In the prevention of the spread of fires and for directly fighting fires, a cross-linked, water-swellable additive polymer in a vegetable oil dispersion is added to firefighting water. The additive has the properties of absorbing large quantities of water, high visc... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7163642 | Composition inhibiting the expansion of fire, suppressing existing fire, and methods of manufacture and use thereof The invention relates to compositions that prevent expansion of a fire, suppress existing fire, as well as methods of preparing and using such compositions. The composition is comprised of water, pseudo-plastic high yield suspending agent and starch. Compositions ma... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7144527 | Fire-protection coating The invention relates to a flame retardant combination comprising, as component A, a phosphinate of the formula (I) and/or a diphosphinate of the formula (II) and/or polymers of these where R1 | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138448 | Flame retardant compositions Organic polymer substrates, for example polyolefins such as polypropylene, can be made flame retardant by the incorporation of a mixture of (i) at least one melamine based flame retardant and (ii) at least one flame retardant selected from the group consisting of th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138443 | Reaction product of a phosphorous acid with ethyleneamines, formaldehyde, and amine for flame resistance Flame retardants, and compositions containing the flame retardants are disclosed. The flame retardants are prepared reacting ethylene diamine with polyphosphoric acid; or reacting an ethyleneamine or a mixture of ethyleneamines with phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118725 | Expandable graphite intercalation compounds, method for synthesizing them and their use Expandable graphic intercalatable compounds with controllable onset temperatures, methods for their synthesis and their use as intumescing, fire-protection additives for the preparation of flame-retardant compositions. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115221 | Method for producing graphite powder with an increased bulk density A method for increasing the Scott density of synthetic and/or natural graphite powders of any particle size distribution, preferably of highly-pure graphite, by subjecting the graphite powder to an autogenous surface treatment. The powder is used, in particular, for... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090906 | Fire resistant safety glass Fire resistant safety glasses are provided that included wire glasses having another layer of fire resistant material. In certain embodiments, a piece of wire glass has a sheet of fire resistant film adhered thereto. Such glasses have improved impact resistance comp... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060348 | Flame retardant, electrically conductive shielding materials and methods of making the same Flame retardant EMI shielding materials with improved retention of shielding properties are disclosed. The shielding materials are provided with a dispersed flame retardant on the surfaces of the internal interstices. Methods of making the flame retardant shielding ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045080 | Intumescent ceramic fire retardant coating containing intumescent ceramic particles A fire retardant, intumescent, ceramic coating composition comprising an aqueous ceramic intumescent binder, intumescent ceramic particles, mineral fibers and a wetting agent is described. The intumescent ceramic binder comprises a mixture of a liquid alkali metal s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045079 | Aqueous intumescent fire barrier composition An aqueous fire barrier composition including a latex that includes a polymer, a polyol having 2, 3 or 4 hydroxy groups and a molecular weight of from about 75 to about 1200, and an intumescent agent. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018571 | Flame retardant and smoke supressive additive powder for polymeric thermoplastics and thermoset resins A flame retarding and smoke suppressing additive powder that can be mixed with resins includes a carbonific material, a heat activated blowing agent, a heat activated halogen material, a phosphate material, and an inorganic material. The additive powder, when added ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018699 | Fire stop article A composite fire stopping article capable of fire stopping through-penetrations without the need for a secondary reinforcement structure includes an interior insulating material, such as mineral wool, sandwiched between layers of an intumescent material. The insulat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011724 | Textile products having flame retardant properties and methods of manufacture A textile product with enhanced flame and/or smoke retardant properties and a method of forming the same is disclosed. The textile product is comprised of a textile material having a primary layer or backing with intumescent particles coated, sprayed, sprinkled, or ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6992129 | Non-halogenated flame retardant material A flame retardant composition includes a polymeric base material, a non-halogenated flame retardant material and a synergist material present in a concentration of about 1 percent by weight of the composition. The synergist is substantially free from metal oxides. T... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989113 | Fire retardant Fire retardant composition includes an ammonium phosphate substance, which is in contact with a carbonific, for example, glucose, and a nitrogenous spumific, for example, urea. A polysaccharide and/or a nonionic alkylpolyglycoside surfactant may be present. The comp... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6982049 | Fire retardant with mold inhibitor Fire retardant composition has a mold inhibitor. The composition can embrace a mixture of a substantially neutral ammonium phosphate salt in combination with an active hydrogen-containing nitrogenous organic compound spumific, e.g., urea, and with a hydroxyl-contain... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6960388 | Electrical distribution system components with fire resistant insulative coating Aqueous coating compositions containing a film-forming polymer, at least one flame retardant or smoke suppressant, glass or ceramic microballoons, and expandable flake graphite may be applied to building components pre- or post-installation, and provide a flexible a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960308 | Endothermic heat shield composition and method for the preparation thereof A method for preparing an endothermic heat shield composition, which comprises at least 50 wt/wt % hydrated salt and at least one filler material, the method comprising the steps of: a) heating the hydrated salt to a temperature at... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6956006 | Modified titanium dioxide and a method for its preparation The invention relates to a composite material comprising silicon and titanium dioxide characterized by an enhanced thermal and hydrothermal stability of the pore structure. The composite is obtainable by precipitating titanium hydroxide from an aqueous solution cont... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6933028 | Fire-resistant fuel transport pipe A plastics material tube that is particularly resistant to fire, such that its wall is formed by a corrugated tube of flammable plastics material, by a smooth tube lining the outside of the corrugated tube and made of a plastics material that limits flame propagatio... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930138 | Flame retardant and smoke supressive additive powder for polymeric thermoplastics and thermoset resins A flame retarding and smoke suppressing additive powder that can be mixed with resins includes a carbonific material, a heat activated blowing agent, a heat activated halogen material, a phosphate material, and an inorganic material. The additive powder, when added ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6911070 | Flame inhibiting and retarding chemical process and system for general use on multiple solid surfaces A process for an aqueous liquid flame retardant and fire quenching and extinguishing product for various and diverse materials with wide ranging chemical affinity. Preparations are safe, non-toxic, for professional and household use, in a stable colloidal dispersion... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905693 | Intumescent polymer compositions An intumescent polymer composition includes a matrix polymer, an acid catalyst source, a nitrogen source and an ionic phyllosilicate synergist having substantial cationic exchange capacity. Particularly preferred ionic phyllosilicates are montmorillonoids whereas pe... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6855401 | Composite thermal protective system and method A composite system capable of protecting a substrate from a jet fire including a lower layer of an active fire protective material and an upper layer of a fire protective material. The upper layer forms an open cell matrix when exposed to a jet fire to permit passag... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6733697 | Activated flame retardants and their applications The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the flame retardancy of nitrogenous phosphorus and/or sulfonate flame retardants, the enhanced (or activated) nitrogenous phosphorus and/or sulfonate flame retardants and their applications. The activated flame ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6660190 | Fire and flame retardant material A fire and flame retardant composition is provided by mixing brazing flux, baking soda, lime and redwood bark to form the basis of the material composition. The basic material is then readily combined with other materials including flammable items such as... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6645278 | Intumescent powder An intumescent powder where the molar ratio of SiO2 to Li2 O+Na2 O+K2 O is between 2.20 to 3.70 to 1.00 and the molar ratio of Li2 O to Li2 O+Na2 O+K2 O is 0.20 to 0.35 has... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616866 | Fire barrier materials A fire barrier material comprising a combination of materials capable of melting progressively as the temperature rises under fire conditions, namely a relatively high melting devitrifying frit, one or more substances to reduce melt and flow temperature o... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6544445 | Fire-resistant opening seal A fire-resistant composite substrate for use in making structural openings fire-resistant, the substrate containing: (a) elastically compressible particles; (b) at least one heat-activated expanding agent; (c) at least one heat-activated binder; and (d) a... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6472070 | Fire-resistant coating material The present invention is a fire-resistant paint containing an epoxy resin, a hardener, and an inorganic filler wherein 1 for the total of 100 weight parts of the epoxy resin and the hardener, 2 200-500 weight parts of the inorganic filler, chosen from a group ... | 10/29/2002 |
