Patents by Inventor Florence E. Henon

Florence E. Henon 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).

  • Compositions for protecting civil infrastructure
    Patent number: 6736996
    Abstract: A method of protecting a civil infrastructure substrate from the damaging effects of pollution, noxious fumes, weather, and the like. The method comprises (a) providing a composition comprising carbon dioxide and a fluorocarbon such as a fluoropolyether (preferably a perfluoropolyether) or a fluorocarbon elastomer, optionally having at least one anchoring group such as an amide covalently joined thereto, and then (b) applying that composition to the civil infrastructure substrate to form a protective coating thereon. The applying step is preferably carried out by spraying. Compositions useful for carrying out the process of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignees: North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Ruben G. Carbonell, Joseph M. DeSimone, Florence E. Henon
  • Method and compositions for protecting civil infrastructure
    Patent number: 6127000
    Abstract: A method of protecting a civil infrastructure substrate from the damaging effects of pollution, noxious fumes, weather, and the like. The method comprises (a) providing a composition comprising carbon dioxide and a fluorocarbon such as a fluoropolyether (preferably a perfluoropolyether) or a fluorocarbon elastomer, optionally having at least one anchoring group such as an amide covalently joined thereto, and then (b) applying that composition to the civil infrastructure substrate to form a protective coating thereon. The applying step is preferably carried out by spraying. Compositions useful for carrying out the process of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignees: North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Ruben G. Carbonell, Joseph M. DeSimone, Florence E. Henon