Granted Patent B2

US 12,611,560 · App. 18/496,864 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventor: Stephen Conboy (Carlsbad, CA)

Assignee: MIGHTO FIRE BREAKER LLC

A62D1/0035A62C3/02C09K21/02A62C3/0242A62C3/0271A62C27/00A62D1/005

Abstract

Claims (24)

1 . An environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition for application on combustible surfaces to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of fire, said environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition comprising:

a dispersing agent realized in the form of a quantity of water, for dispersing potassium ions dissolved in the water;

a fire inhibiting agent realized in the form of potassium citrate, for providing potassium ions dispersed in the water when said potassium citrate is dissolved in the water; and

a coalescing agent realized in the form of triethyl citrate, an ester of citric acid, for dispersing and coalescing the potassium ions when the fire inhibiting liquid composition is applied to a combustible surfaces to be protected against fire ignition and flame spread, and while water molecules in the water evaporate during drying, the potassium ions cooperate to form a thin potassium salt crystalline coating on said treated combustible surface that proactively protects said treated combustible surfaces against fire ignition and flame spread, in the presence of fire.

2 . The environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition of claim 1 , wherein said potassium citrate comprises tripotassium citrate (TPC).

3 . A property ground cover material including vegetation coated with the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition according to claim 1 .

4 . A building material coated with the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition according to claim 1 .

5 . A ground surface material coated with the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition according to claim 1 .

6 . An article of manufacture comprising the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition according to claim 1 , wherein the article is a textile material, a building material, a structural component, or property to be proactively defended from fire.

7 . A building surface material coated with the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition according to claim 1 .

8 . A method of proactively fighting a fire comprising the steps of applying environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition of claim 1 to the surfaces to be proactively protected from said fire.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein said fire is selected from the group consisting of a forest fire, a tire warehouse fire, a landfill fire, a coal stack fire, an oil field, and a mine fire.

10 . An environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition for spraying on combustible surfaces and forming thin potassium salt crystalline coatings on said combustible surfaces to be protected against fire ignition and flame spread, said environmentally-clean fire inhibiting liquid biochemical composition comprising:

a major amount of potassium citrate, and

a minor amount of triethyl citrate (TEC) for adding to and mixing with

a major quantity of water functioning as a solvent, carrier and dispersant so as to make up a predetermined quantity of environmentally-clean liquid fire inhibiting biochemical composition for spraying on combustible surfaces and forming thin potassium salt crystalline coatings thereon that proactively protect said combustible property against fire ignition and flame spread.

11 . The environmentally-clean fire inhibiting biochemical composition of claim 10 , wherein said potassium citrate comprises tripotassium citrate (TPC).

12 . A property ground cover material including vegetation coated with the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting biochemical composition according to claim 10 .

13 . A building material coated with the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting biochemical composition according to claim 10 .

14 . A ground surface material coated with the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting biochemical composition according to claim 10 .

15 . An article of manufacture comprising the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting biochemical composition according to claim 11 , wherein the article is a textile material, a building material, a structural component, or property to be proactively defended from fire.

16 . A building surface material coated with the environmentally-clean fire inhibiting biochemical composition according to claim 10 .

17 . A method of proactively fighting a fire comprising the steps of applying the biochemical liquid composition of claim 10 to the surfaces to be proactively protected from said fire.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein said fire is selected from the group consisting of a forest fire, a tire warehouse fire, a landfill fire, a coal stack fire, an oil field, and a mine fire.

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