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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7736549 | Flame retardant chemical composition A chemical composition can be applied to materials to impart flame retardancy. The composition includes a mixture of ingredients that is not harmful to humans or the environment. The ingredients of the composition can include a phosphorous containing material, an ac... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7438748 | Flame retardant composition The present invention is a flame-retardant composition comprising a polyolefin polymer, a nano-silicate, a metal hydroxide, and calcium carbonate. The invention also includes a coating prepared from the flame-retardant composition as well as a wire-and-cable constru... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7393800 | Flame resistant fabrics having increased strength and abrasion resistance Flame resistant fabrics are disclosed. In one embodiment, a flame resistant fabric includes a plurality of flame resistant body yarns that form a body of the fabric, and a plurality of relatively tough yarns provided in discrete positions within the fabric body, whe... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384579 | Aqueous suspensions of pentabromobenzyl acrylate Pentabromobenzyl acrylate (PBBMA), a useful flame retardant insoluble in water, is provided as an aqueous fluid for industrial applications. The fluid is an easy to handle, stable suspension of finely ground PBBMA in water. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7341963 | Non-woven material with barrier skin A non-woven material including first effect fibers, first binder fibers, second binder fibers, and bulking fibers. The non-woven material has a first planar zone with an exterior skin, and a bulking zone. The first planar zone includes a greater concentration of fir... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338533 | Methods of fire retarding textiles with aqueous suspensions of pentabromobenzyl acrylate A process for the fire retardation of textile materials comprising applying to the textile materials aqueous suspensions of finely ground pentabromobenzyl acrylate particles, suspending agents chosen from xanthan gums, anionic purified suspending agents, nonionic pu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7264637 | Method of inhibiting the burning of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, or fabric or yarn composed of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, and products produced by such methods Methods of inhibiting the burning of natural fibers (e.g., wool, wool fibers, animal hair, cotton), synthetic fibers (e.g., acetate, nylon, polyester, viscose rayon), or blends thereof (e.g., wool/cotton blends), or fabrics or yarns composed of natural fibers, synth... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7229938 | Heat and flame shield A heat and fire resistant planar unitary shield formed of heat and flame resistant fibers and voluminous bulking fibers. The shield material has a heat and flame resistant zone with a majority of the heat and flame resistant fibers, and a voluminous bulking zone wit... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7153794 | Heat and flame shield A heat and fire resistant planar unitary shield formed of heat and flame resistant fibers and voluminous bulking fibers. The shield material has a heat and flame resistant zone with a majority of the heat and flame resistant fibers, and a voluminous bulking zone wit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147671 | Silicone based flame retardant systems for textiles A silicone composition is provided which comprises at least one polysiloxane or siloxane oligomer functionalized with at least one amino group and at least three functional groups capable of cross-linking wherein the polysiloxane or siloxane oligomer imparts flame r... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7022267 | Flame retardant treating agents, flame retardant treating process and flame retardant treated fibers The flame retardant treating agent of the invention comprises a phosphorus-based compound represented by the following formula (4), for example. According to the invention, a polyester fiber woven fabric is immersed in ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005089 | Flame retardant treating agents, flame retardant treating process and flame retardant treated articles Flame retardant treating agents according to the invention comprise a phosphorus-based compound represented by the following formula (4): Flame retardant treated fibers can be obtained by immersion of polyester fiber wo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6981998 | Flame-retardant compositions of methanephosphonic acid, boric acid and an organic base Compositions are described that are obtainable by preparing a mixture of methanephosphonic acid, boric acid, water and optionally urea and subsequently adding dicyandiamide and/or guanylurea to this mixture. The compositions thus obtained are useful for conferring a... | 01/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6958423 | Bromination process This invention relates to a novel process which comprises feeding a mixture formed from diphenylethane and bromine to a stirrable reaction mass comprised of bromine and a bromination catalyst to yield a decabromodiphenylethane wet cake which can be most economically... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6946412 | Flame-resistant, high visibility, anti-static fabric and apparel formed therefrom A fabric for use in safety apparel comprising a first set of yarns comprising modacrylic fibers, and a second set of yarns comprising anti-static fibers. The fabric meets the Federal Test Method Standard 191A, Method 5931 for electrostatic decay, and the Electrostat... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6607562 | Moisture wicking aramid fabric and method for making such fabric The present invention provides a durable to a wicking aramid fabric formed from crystallized aramid yarns or mixtures of aramid and other yarns for use in firefighter turnout gear and other protective apparel and a process for making this durable wicking ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6586059 | Flame retardant/heat resistant material The invention provides a flame retardant/heat resistant agent and adhesive, which includes one or more oxides of phosphorus, antimony, silicon and melamine cyanurate as the flame retardant agents and which can increase both the flame retardant/heat resist... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6576289 | Method and composition for treating volatile waste A process of treating solid material flammable waste is provided in which dry fire retardant admixtures are used to intermix with the material waste so as to lower the burn rate and flammability characteristics of the material waste. The process, in turn,... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6569362 | Fire retardant aqueous composition Cellulosic materials such as wood chips, textile fibers and the like are treated to produce products such as particle board having enhanced fire and heat resistant properties. For example, wood chips are saturated with an eqimolar aqueous solution of mono... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6541068 | Method for the flame-retardant processing of textile materials A process is proposed for the fireproofing treatment of textile materials by impregnating them initially with a melamine-formaldehyde resin or organosilicon substances, and then with a solution of a complex compound of the ammonia salt of amidoalkylphosph... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6534575 | Plasticized polyvinyl chloride compound A highly flame retardant plasticized polyvinyl chloride compound (PVC) comprises a mixture of dialkyl tetrachlorophthalate and dialkyl tetrabromophthalate and is characterized by an absence of brittleness, and substantial flexibility at low temperatures a... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6495655 | Production of amino-aldehyde-phosphate resins and copolymers The amino-aldehyde-phosphate resins and copolymers are produced by reacting an amino compound, an aldehyde and a phosphorus oxyacid, These components may be reacted at ambient or elevated temperature or at ambient, elevated or reduced pressure. They may b... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491850 | Flame retardant compositions utilizing amino condensation compounds Flame retardant compositions of this invention are produced by incorporating a urea-organic compound condensate into a flammable organic material. The urea-organic compounds condensate are produced by heating urea and organic compounds that will condensat... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6464903 | Urea condensate salt of sulfur oxyacid for fire control Aqueous or solid nitrogen containing compound urea condensate salt of sulfur oxyacid and/or aqueous or solid nitrogen containing compound urea condensate salt of sulfur oxyacid composition may be utilized to fight grass, forest, building fires, and flame ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6423251 | Urea and borates for fire and termite control Aqueous urea condensate-boron oxyacid salts composition may be utilized to fight grass, forest, building, and other flammable organic material by applying it to these flammable organic materials. The solid or aqueous urea condensate-boron oxyacid salts co... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6423250 | Flame retardant compositions utilizing a mixture of cyanuric acid and cyamelide compounds Flame retardant compositions of this invention are produced by applying on or incorporating a mixture of cyanuric acid and cyamelide composition in a more flammable organic material. The mixture of cyanuric acid and cyamelide compounds are produced by hea... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6369264 | Plasticized polyvinyl chloride compound A highly flame retardant plasticized polyvinyl chloride compound (PVC) comprises a mixture of dialkyl tetrachlorophthalate and dialkyl tetrabromophthalate and is characterized by an absence of brittleness, and substantial flexibility at low temperatures a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6365070 | Formaldehyde-free flame retardant treatment for cellulose-containing materials An aqueous finishing composition for cellulose-containing materials, comprising a hydroxyalkyl-functional organophosphorus flame retardant (which contains a substantially non-volatile component at the curing temperature) and a non-formaldehyde cross-linki... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6309565 | Formaldehyde-free flame retardant treatment for cellulose-containing materials An aqueous finishing composition for cellulose-containing materials, comprising a hydroxyalkyl-functional organophosphorus flame retardant (which contains a substantially non-volatile component at the curing temperature) and a non-formaldehyde cross-linki... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6270694 | Flame retardant compositions utilizing amino condensation compounds Flame retardant compositions of this invention are produced by incorporating a urea-organic compound condensate into a flammable organic material. The urea-organic compounds condensate are produced by heating urea organic compounds that will condensate wi... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6258298 | Flame retardant compositions utilizing amino condensation compounds Flame retardant compositions of this invention are produced by incorporating an amino condensation composition in a more flammable organic compound. The amino condensation compositions are produced by heating urea or heating urea with other nitrogen conta... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6238594 | Intumescent material An intumescent material includes a liquid carrier with a corrosion inhibitor, such as a coating forming material, expandable particulate graphite (flake graphite or lump graphite) and if desired a filler. The intumescent material has a pH greater than 7.0... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6060002 | Fire resistant liquid, process for preparing it, and fireproof building material and fire resistant adhesive using the fire resistant liquid A fire resistant liquid and a process for the preparation thereof characterized in reacting granulated potassium hydroxide, powdered sodium carbonate, lumps of metallic silicon and water. A fireproof building material molded by applying a viscous liquid o... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6045726 | Fire suppressant A fire suppressant composition is provided which exhibits a low pressure and low flame temperature. The composition comprises ammonium nitrate and a guanidine salt or derivative which produces greater than 3 moles of inert gas per 100 grams of composition... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042639 | Fire retarding composition and a method for impregnation of a combustible material Fire retarding and smoke inhibiting aqueous composition and a method for a one-step impregnation of aqueous-absorbable--and normally inflammable materials, such as wood, paper and textiles, said composition comprising ammoniumphosphates, phosphoric acid, ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6004387 | Fire resistant liquid, process for preparing it, and fireproof building material and fire resistant adhesive using the fire resistant liquid A fire resistant liquid and a process for the preparation thereof characterized in reacting granulated potassium hydroxide, powdered sodium carbonate, lumps of metallic silicon and water. A fireproof building material molded by applying a viscous liquid of the... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5948148 | Process and product for rendering a substance flame resistant A process and product for increasing the flame resistance and thermal insulation properties of chemically treated substances, in some cases providing the treated substance with flame resistance at temperatures higher than 1800° C. (direct fire), with no ... | 09/07/1999 |
