Docket Number: 809
Serial Number: 12163497

Summary:  Methods of treating wood lumber to inhibit growth of mold fungi by surface treating the wood lumber with an essential oil, diluted or undiluted, being geranium Egyptian, thyme, dill weed or rosemary. Various surface treatments include dipping, spraying, brushing and vapor exposure. Patent Status: Patent application filed on June 27, 2008. Link at USPTO filed under patent title “Essential Oils Inhibit Mold on Wood.” Inventors: Vina W.Yang One Gifford Pinchot Dr. US Forest Service Madison, WI 53726 Phone: (608) 231-9419 vyang@fs.fed.us Carl A Clausen (same address as first inventor) Phone: (608) 231-9253 clausen@fs.fed.us