Patents by Inventor Daniel T. Bruder

Daniel T. Bruder 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).

  • Self-sealing coating for fuel tanks
    Patent number: 11964553
    Abstract: A method of forming a self-sealing fuel tank includes: providing a container including internal surfaces and external surfaces and configured to hold a fuel; forming a latex coating layer over at least a portion of the internal surfaces and/or external surfaces; depositing or encapsulating an environmental layer over at least a portion of the latex coating layer; where the latex coating layer swells when contacted with the fuel; and where the latex coating layer is formed from a latex coating composition that is substantially free of a non-ionic associative thickener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hutchinson S.A.
    Inventors: Larry W. Stuck, Colin G. Vogel, Flavien P. Montange, Daniel T. Bruder
  • Self-Sealing Coating for Fuel Tanks
    Publication number: 20220355661
    Abstract: A method of forming a self-sealing fuel tank includes: providing a container including internal surfaces and external surfaces and configured to hold a fuel; forming a latex coating layer over at least a portion of the internal surfaces and/or external surfaces; depositing or encapsulating an environmental layer over at least a portion of the latex coating layer; where the latex coating layer swells when contacted with the fuel; and where the latex coating layer is formed from a latex coating composition that is substantially free of a non-ionic associative thickener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Larry W. Stuck, Colin G. Vogel, Flavien P. Montange, Daniel T. Bruder