ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,594, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to KOP-COAT INC. (Pittsburgh).
"Wood treatment solutions containing fungicides and tertiary alkanolamines and related methods, wood products and composition for protection against fungal organisms" was invented by Ronald W. Clawson Jr. (Trafford, Pa.), Kenneth A. Cutler (Pittsburgh) and Justin J. Bohn (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a solution and related composition of matter and methods which synergistically improves a fungicide's effectiveness in resisting undesired fungal growth. The invention also provides wood and wood products which have been treate...