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Protecting wood from wood degrading organisms

US4220688A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 1978
Grant dateSep 2, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 31, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/662
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Wood is impregnated with a solution of tannic acid followed by impregnation with a solution of a metal in the form of a salt. The metal selected is one that will complex with both the impregnated tannic acid and the wood.

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