Patents by Inventor James J. Knocke

James J. Knocke 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).

  • Publication number: 20230159856
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present methods and solutions that operate to prepare a metal surface to be ready for coating or primer. The surface is operated on using mechanical or pressure impingement operation in conjunction with application of medium comprising dimethylethanolamine (DMEA) and water (DMEA diluted in water). Embodiments of the present invention can perform the wash or decontamination to leave a clean surface that provides excellent performance in durability and rust resistance after being coated or primed. Other cleaning chemicals if added may reduce the performance and interfere with the desired objective. Other surfaces are contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: James J. Knocke, Marlin Lester
  • Patent number: 11584900
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present methods and solutions that operate to prepare a metal surface to be ready for coating or primer. The surface is operated on using mechanical or pressure impingement operation in conjunction with application of medium comprising dimethylethanolamine (DMEA) and water (DMEA diluted in water). Embodiments of the present invention can perform the wash or decontamination to leave a clean surface that provides excellent performance in durability and rust resistance after being coated or primed. Other cleaning chemicals if added may reduce the performance and interfere with the desired objective. Other surfaces are contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Corrosion Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Knocke, Marlin Lester
  • Patent number: 11459525
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present methods and solutions that operate to prepare a metal surface to be ready for coating or primer. The surface is operated on using mechanical or pressure impingement operation in conjunction with application of medium comprising dimethylethanolamine (DMEA) and water (DMEA diluted in water). Embodiments of the present invention can perform the wash or decontamination to leave a clean surface that provides excellent performance in durability and rust resistance after being coated or primed. Other cleaning chemicals if added may reduce the performance and interfere with the desired objective. Other surfaces are contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Corrosion Innovations LLC
    Inventors: James J. Knocke, Marlin Lester
  • Publication number: 20220098513
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present methods and solutions that operate to prepare a metal surface to be ready for coating or primer. The surface is operated on using mechanical or pressure impingement operation in conjunction with application of medium comprising dimethylethanolamine (DMEA) and water (DMEA diluted in water). Embodiments of the present invention can perform the wash or decontamination to leave a clean surface that provides excellent performance in durability and rust resistance after being coated or primed. Other cleaning chemicals if added may reduce the performance and interfere with the desired objective. Other surfaces are contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: James J. Knocke, Marlin Lester
  • Publication number: 20220033733
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present methods and solutions that operate to prepare a metal surface to be ready for coating or primer. The surface is operated on using mechanical or pressure impingement operation in conjunction with application of medium comprising dimethylethanolamine (DMEA) and water (DMEA diluted in water). Embodiments of the present invention can perform the wash or decontamination to leave a clean surface that provides excellent performance in durability and rust resistance after being coated or primed. Other cleaning chemicals if added may reduce the performance and interfere with the desired objective. Other surfaces are contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: James J. Knocke, Marlin Lester
  • Patent number: 9782804
    Abstract: A method for passivating substrate surfaces by removing surface contaminants. The method can remove impurities and components from the surface of a substrate to prevent corrosion and undesirable chemical activity. The method further provides an optimized surface for the application of protective barrier coatings. The method provides significant cost savings due to increased life of substrate, reduced maintenance, and superior barrier coating performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TGS Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Loren L. Hatle, James J. Knocke
  • Patent number: 9193943
    Abstract: A powder treatment kit for decontaminating metal and metal containing surfaces, removing mill scale, improving the integrity of weldments, removing sulfides, greatly reducing surface oxidation, and mitigating the failure of protective coatings. The powder treatment kit for cleaning substrate surfaces for removal of water and non-water soluble oxides, ionic compounds, oxidized metal species, or other contaminants, comprising a surface pH modifier with a weight percent from 30 percent to 90 percent; a water-soluble oxidizer to react with non-water-soluble sulfides attached to the metal surface, to be dispersed, in an amount from 0.1 wt % to 50 wt %; a pH buffer to maintain a resulting solution pH from 1.5 weight percent to 69.8 weight percent; and a surface tension reducing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: TGS SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Loren L. Hatle, James J. Knocke