ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,737, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to T2EARTH HOLDINGS LLC (Jericho, N.Y.).
"Wood composites and processes to modify same using stable, low pH aqueous silicate suspensions" was invented by Sara Nicole Adams (Augusta, Ga.), Edward John Fewkes Jr. (Modoc, S.C.), Andrew Kegan Lyon (Evans, Ga.) and Jeffrey F. Taylor (Evans, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stable, low pH aqueous silicate suspension is disclosed for modifying wood article(s). The suspension includes: a metal silicate having a solution concentration of from 1.5 wt % to 52 wt % and characterized by a modulus of from about 1.8 to about 4.0; at least one of a protic aci...