Patents by Inventor Bruno Van Mele

Bruno Van Mele has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Active Corrosion Protection Coatings
    Publication number: 20150132590
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for protecting a metal substrate against corrosion comprising the step of: —generating a plasma in a gaseous medium by means of a plasma device; —placing the substrate in contact with the plasma, or in a post-plasma area of said plasma; —introducing in said plasma or in said post-plasma area a corrosion inhibitor along with an organic precursor, thereby depositing a barrier layer comprising the corrosion inhibitor, the deposited layer protecting the metal substrate against corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Iris De Graeve, Herman Terryn, François Reniers, Caroline De Vos, Alexandros Kakaroglou, Bernard Nisol, Bruno Van Mele, Guy Van Assche, Gill Scheltjens