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US 12,214,237 · App. 18/404,387 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Long-term fire retardant with corrosion inhibitors and methods for making and using same

Inventors: Dennis Hulbert (Corvallis, MT); Robert J. Burnham (Stevensville, MT); Michael S. Schnarr (Roseville, CA); Gerald Geissler (Kailua-Kona, HI); David W. Wilkening (Ronan, MT); Joseph McLellan (Rocklin, CA); Michael White (Roseville, CA)
Assignee: FRS Group, LLC
A62D1/005A62C3/02A62D1/0007A62D1/0035C01F5/40
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Patent No.
US 12,214,237
App. No.
18/404,387
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a phosphate salt. The phosphate salt may include diammonium phosphate, diammonium orthophosphate, monoammonium phosphate, monoammonium orthophosphate, monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, disodium phosphate hydrate, sodium ammonium phosphate, sodium ammonium phosphate hydrate, sodium tripolyphosphate, trisodium phosphate, or dipotassium phosphate, and combinations thereof. The forest fire retardant composition may include an ammonium source. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.

Claims (64)

1. A forest fire retardant final diluted product, comprising:

a mixture of phosphates comprising:

at least one of diammonium phosphate or monoammonium phosphate; and

at least one of disodium phosphate, monosodium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, or monopotassium phosphate;

a corrosion inhibitor for at least one of steel, brass, aluminum, or magnesium, present in the final diluted product in an amount having a weight percent of about 0.02% to about 2.0% relative to total weight of the final diluted product; and

water;

wherein:

the final diluted product has a pH of about 6.0 to about 8.0; and

the final diluted product is intended for use to suppress, retard, or contain forest fires.

2. The final diluted product of claim 1 , wherein the final diluted product has a pH of about 6.2 to about 7.8.

3. The final diluted product of claim 1 , wherein the mixture of phosphates is present in the final diluted product in an amount having a weight percent of about 6% to about 28% relative to the total weight of the final diluted product.

4. The final diluted product of claim 1 , wherein:

the final diluted product is a long-term fire retardant;

the long-term fire retardant has a viscosity between 150 cP and 1500 cP; and

the long-term fire retardant does not exceed a corrosion rate of 2.0 mils-per-year for aluminum, 5.0 mils-per-year for steel, and 5.0 mils-per-year for brass.

5. The final diluted product of claim 4 , wherein the long-term fire retardant does not exceed a corrosion rate of 4.0 mils-per-year for magnesium.

6. The final diluted product of claim 4 , wherein the viscosity is between 150 cP and 400 cP.

7. The final diluted product of claim 4 , wherein the viscosity is between 401 cP and 800 cP.

8. The final diluted product of claim 4 , wherein the viscosity is between 801 cP and 1500 cP.

9. The final diluted product of claim 1 , wherein the corrosion inhibitor comprises at least one of:

an alkyl amine;

one or more azoles; or

disodium molybdate dihydrate.

10. The final diluted product of claim 1 , further comprising a thickening agent, present in the final diluted product in an amount having a weight percent of about 0.025% to about 5.0% relative to total weight of the final diluted product.

11. The final diluted product of claim 10 , wherein the thickening agent comprises at least one of a polyurethane, a polyvinyl alcohol, an acrylic polymer, a gum, a cellulosic, a sulfonate, a saccharide, a clay, an organosilicone, or a protein.

12. The final diluted product of claim 1 , further comprising a colorant, present in the final diluted product in an amount having a weight percent of about 0.06% to about 5.0% relative to total weight of the final diluted product.

13. The final diluted product of claim 12 , wherein the colorant comprises an inorganic pigment and an organic pigment.

14. The final diluted product of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of sodium ammonium phosphate, sodium ammonium phosphate hydrate, sodium tripolyphosphate, trisodium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, octacalcium phosphate, dicalcium diphosphate, calcium triphosphate, hydroxyapatite, apatite, tetracalcium phosphate, or tripotassium phosphate.

15. The final diluted product of claim 1 , wherein:

the final diluted product is formed by diluting a forest fire retardant concentrate with water; and

the forest fire retardant concentrate is a dry concentrate having no more than about 3% by weight of water relative to the total weight of the dry concentrate.

16. A forest fire retardant final diluted product, comprising:

a mixture of phosphates comprising:

diammonium phosphate;

monoammonium phosphate; and

at least one of a sodium phosphate salt, a calcium phosphate salt, or a potassium phosphate salt;

a corrosion inhibitor for at least one of steel, brass, aluminum, or magnesium, present in the final diluted product in an amount having a weight percent of about 0.02% to about 2.0% relative to total weight of the final diluted product;

a thickening agent, present in the final diluted product in an amount having a weight percent of about 0.025% to about 5.0% relative to total weight of the final diluted product; and

water;

wherein:

the final diluted product has a pH of about 6.2 to about 7.8; and

the final diluted product is intended for use to suppress, retard, or contain forest fires.

17. The final diluted product of claim 16 , wherein the sodium phosphate salt, the calcium phosphate salt, or the potassium phosphate salt comprises at least one of monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, disodium phosphate hydrate, sodium ammonium phosphate, sodium ammonium phosphate hydrate, sodium tripolyphosphate, trisodium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, octacalcium phosphate, dicalcium diphosphate, calcium triphosphate, hydroxyapatite, apatite, tetracalcium phosphate, monopotassium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, or tripotassium phosphate.

18. The final diluted product of claim 16 , wherein the final diluted product has a pH of about 6.5 to about 7.5.

19. The final diluted product of claim 16 , wherein the mixture of phosphates is present in the final diluted product in an amount having a weight percent of about 6% to about 28% relative to the total weight of the final diluted product.

20. The final diluted product of claim 16 , wherein:

the final diluted product is a long-term fire retardant;

the long-term fire retardant has a viscosity between 150 cP and 1500 cP; and

the long-term fire retardant does not exceed a corrosion rate of 2.0 mils-per-year for aluminum, 5.0 mils-per-year for steel, and 5.0 mils-per-year for brass.

21. The final diluted product of claim 20 , wherein the long-term fire retardant does not exceed a corrosion rate of 4.0 mils-per-year for magnesium.

22. The final diluted product of claim 20 , wherein the viscosity is between 150 cP and 400 cP.

23. The final diluted product of claim 20 , wherein the viscosity is between 401 cP and 800 cP.

24. The final diluted product of claim 20 , wherein the viscosity is between 801 cP and 1500 cP.

25. The final diluted product of claim 16 , wherein the corrosion inhibitor comprises at least one of:

an alkyl amine;

one or more azoles; or

disodium molybdate dihydrate.

26. The final diluted product of claim 16 , wherein the thickening agent comprises at least one of a polyurethane, a polyvinyl alcohol, an acrylic polymer, a gum, a cellulosic, a sulfonate, a saccharide, a clay, an organosilicone, or a protein.

27. The final diluted product of claim 26 , wherein the thickening agent comprises the gum.

28. The final diluted product of claim 16 , further comprising a colorant, present in the final diluted product in an amount having a weight percent of about 0.06% to about 5.0% relative to total weight of the final diluted product.

29. The final diluted product of claim 28 , wherein the colorant comprises an inorganic pigment and an organic pigment.

30. The final diluted product of claim 16 , wherein:

the final diluted product is formed by diluting a forest fire retardant concentrate with water; and

the forest fire retardant concentrate is a dry concentrate having no more than about 3% by weight of water relative to the total weight of the dry concentrate.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2026
From: PERIMETER SOLUTIONS LP
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073353/0552 →
NOTES PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 2, 2026
From: PERIMETER SOLUTIONS LP
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074174/0258 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 19, 2025
From: PERIMETER SOLUTIONS LP
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074007/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2025
From: FORTRESS NORTH AMERICA, LLC; FRS GROUP LLC; COMPASS MINERALS AMERICA INC.
To: PERIMETER SOLUTIONS, LP
Reel/Frame 072791/0298 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2024
From: HULBERT, DENNIS; BURNHAM, ROBERT J.; SCHNARR, MICHAEL S.; GEISSLER, GERALD; MCLELLAN, JOSEPH; WHITE, MICHAEL
To: FRS GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 066101/0295 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2024
From: WILKENING, DAVID W.
To: FRS GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 066101/0318 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18404027 · Jan 4, 2024
Continuation 18299525 · Apr 12, 2023
Continuation 18060946 · Dec 1, 2022
Continuation 17821060 · Aug 19, 2022
Continuation 17552196 · Dec 15, 2021
Provisional Application 63140657 · Jan 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63125693 · Dec 15, 2020
Related Publication 20240149091A1 · May 9, 2024
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