Patents by Inventor Helmuth Moehwald

Helmuth Moehwald 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).

  • CORROSION INHIBITING COATINGS CONTROLLABLE BY ELECTROMAGNETIC IRRADIATION AND METHODS FOR CORROSION INHIBITION USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110236596
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibiting coating includes a primer layer having incorporated therein corrosion inhibitor-loaded containers which release a corrosion inhibitor in response to electromagnetic irradiation; and a container-free protective top layer which, when intact, prevents spontaneous opening of the containers in the primer layer induced by electromagnetic irradiation, wherein the coating-releases an inhibitor in response to electromagnetic irradiation if the protective top layer contains defective areas which enable direct exposure of the containers to the electromagnetic irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Katsiaryna Skorb, Dmitry Shchukin, Andre Skirtach, Helmuth Moehwald