Global Patent Index - EP 0853506 A1

EP 0853506 A1 19980722 - ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TREATMENTS TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF WOOD

Title (en)

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TREATMENTS TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF WOOD

Title (de)

UMWELTFREUNDLICHE BEHANDLUNGEN ZUR LEBENSDAUERERHALTUNG VON HOLZ

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENTS RESPECTUEUX DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT POUR PROLONGER LA DUREE DE VIE DU BOIS

Publication

EP 0853506 A1 19980722 (EN)

Application

EP 96933138 A 19960926

Priority

  • US 9615401 W 19960926
  • US 53422495 A 19950926
  • US 53957495 A 19951005

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9711788A1] A method to extend the functional life of wood structures (2) such as telephone poles, utility poles, pilings and foundations by controlling the activity of wood decay organisms while minimizing the use of environmentally hazardous chemicals. The method comprises applying a microbial treating solution to a portion (3) of the wood structure subject to decay from microbial organisms and covering the treated portion of the wood structure with an insect impenetrable material (4).

IPC 1-7

B05D 7/06

IPC 8 full level

B27K 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B27K 3/002 (2013.01); B27K 3/0235 (2013.01); B27K 3/14 (2013.01); B27K 3/34 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9711788 A1 19970403; AU 704809 B2 19990506; AU 7167996 A 19970417; BR 9610635 A 19991221; EP 0853506 A1 19980722; EP 0853506 A4 19990901

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9615401 W 19960926; AU 7167996 A 19960926; BR 9610635 A 19960926; EP 96933138 A 19960926