Patents by Inventor Chunbin Zhang

Chunbin Zhang 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).

  • Method of preventing corrosion of metals using silanes
    Patent number: 6261638
    Abstract: A method of treating a metal substrate by applying a first coating treatment solution of 0.1% by volume of at least one silane, wherein the silane consists only of a multi-functional silane having at least two trisubstituted silyl groups, wherein the substituents are individually chosen from the group consisting of alkoxy and acetoxy, and wherein the multi-functional silane has been at least partially hydrolyzed and wherein the first coating treatment solution has a pH of less than about 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Wim J. van Ooij, Vijay Subramanian, Chunbin Zhang
  • Method of preventing corrosion of metals using silanes
    Patent number: 5750197
    Abstract: A method of preventing corrosion of metals using silanes. The method comprises applying a first treatment solution directly onto the surface of the metal, wherein the first treatment solution contains at least one multi-functional silane having at least two trisubstituted silyl groups, and wherein the substituents are individually chosen from the group consisting of alkoxy and acetoxy. An optional second treatment solution containing an organofunctional silane may also be employed, particularly if the metal is to be painted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: The University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Wim J. van Ooij, Vijay Subramanian, Chunbin Zhang