US Patent 7461969 Method and apparatus for on-site mixing of liquid deicer

Patent 7461969 was granted and assigned to Cargill on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Cargill

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7461969

Date of Patent

December 9, 2008

Patent Application Number

11614660

Date Filed

December 21, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Anthony J Green

Patent abstract

An apparatus and method for preparing and dispensing a liquid deicer. The apparatus and method allow deicer ingredients or precursors to be combined in an exothermic reaction to produce a heated deicer at the location where it will be used. In one implementation, potassium hydroxide and acetic acid are combined using the apparatus and method to make hot potassium acetate for use in numerous deicer applications, including deicing of airport runways.