Patents by Inventor Jorma Antero Virtanen

Jorma Antero Virtanen 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: 20210366629
    Abstract: The composition described herein for the prevention of corrosion includes sacrificial metal particles more noble than a metal substrate to which the composition contacts, carbonaceous material that can form electrical contact between the sacrificial metal particles, and means for providing an anticorrosion coating material for the metal substrate. The composition can form a coating on a metal substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jorma Antero VIRTANEN, Todd HAWKINS
  • Patent number: 10570296
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer is described herein, including a first carbon nanotube filled with at least a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the first carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the first carbon nanotube, and a second carbon nanotube filled with at least a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the second carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the second carbon nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen
  • Patent number: 10570295
    Abstract: A coating is described herein, including a material chosen from the group consisting of rubber, ceramic, metal, concrete, epoxy, polyurethane, and polyurea, a first carbon nanotube (FCN) filled with a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first FCN end cap is closed on the first end of the FCN and a second FCN end cap is closed on the second end of the FCN, and a second carbon nanotube (SCN) filled with a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first SCN end cap is closed on the first end of the SCN and a second SCN end cap is closed on the second end of the SCN, wherein the first and second carbon nanotubes are mixed in the material, wherein the end caps are removable by a hydrolysis reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen
  • Publication number: 20190309176
    Abstract: A coating is described herein, including a material chosen from the group consisting of rubber, ceramic, metal, concrete, epoxy, polyurethane, and polyurea, a first carbon nanotube (FCN) filled with a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first FCN end cap is closed on the first end of the FCN and a second FCN end cap is closed on the second end of the FCN, and a second carbon nanotube (SCN) filled with a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first SCN end cap is closed on the first end of the SCN and a second SCN end cap is closed on the second end of the SCN, wherein the first and second carbon nanotubes are mixed in the material, wherein the end caps are removable by a hydrolysis reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventor: JORMA ANTERO VIRTANEN
  • Publication number: 20190309177
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer is described herein, including a first carbon nanotube filled with at least a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the first carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the first carbon nanotube, and a second carbon nanotube filled with at least a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the second carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the second carbon nanotube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen
  • Patent number: 10364359
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer is described herein, including a first carbon nanotube filled with at least a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the first carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the first carbon nanotube, and a second carbon nanotube filled with at least a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the second carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the second carbon nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla NanoCoatings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen
  • Patent number: 10329436
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer is described herein, including a first carbon nanotube filled with at least a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the first carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the first carbon nanotube, and a second carbon nanotube filled with at least a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the second carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the second carbon nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla NanoCoatings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen
  • Publication number: 20190169446
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer is described herein, including a first carbon nanotube filled with at least a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the first carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the first carbon nanotube, and a second carbon nanotube filled with at least a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the second carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the second carbon nanotube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: JORMA ANTERO VIRTANEN
  • Publication number: 20190006058
    Abstract: The composition described herein for the prevention of corrosion comprises: sacrificial metal particles more noble than a metal substrate to which the composition contacts; carbonaceous material that can form electrical contact between the sacrificial metal particles; and means for providing an anticorrosion coating material for the metal substrate. The composition can form a coating on a metal substrate surface. A method for applying the composition for the prevention of corrosion is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jorma Antero Virtanen, Todd Hawkins
  • Patent number: 10167398
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a composition that can be used to heal cracks in plastics and other substrates. In the present invention, a composition comprising nanotubes, healing agent(s), and end caps for the nanotubes may be used to heal crack(s) as they begin to occur. With the composition, the healing agent(s) are contained within the nanotubes, and a reaction releases the healing agent(s) after the end caps can be removed from the nanotubes. This invention also includes a method of preparing a composition for healing cracks in plastics and other substrates. For this method, the healing agent(s) are filled inside of the nanotubes, and then end caps are bound onto the ends of the nanotubes. After a reaction occurs to remove the end caps and release the healing agent(s), the cracks within the substrate may then be healed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla NanoCoatings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen
  • Publication number: 20180298207
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer is described herein, including a first carbon nanotube filled with at least a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the first carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the first carbon nanotube, and a second carbon nanotube filled with at least a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first end cap is closed on the first end of the second carbon nanotube and a second end cap is closed on the second end of the second carbon nanotube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: JORMA ANTERO VIRTANEN
  • Patent number: 10074454
    Abstract: The composition described herein for the prevention of corrosion comprises: sacrificial metal particles more noble than a metal substrate to which the composition contacts; carbonaceous material that can form electrical contact between the sacrificial metal particles; and means for providing an anticorrosion coating material for the metal substrate. The composition can form a coating on a metal substrate surface. A method for applying the composition for the prevention of corrosion is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Tesla NanoCoatings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorma Antero Virtanen, Todd Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20180218803
    Abstract: The composition described herein for the prevention of corrosion comprises: sacrificial metal particles more noble than a metal substrate to which the composition contacts; carbonaceous material that can form electrical contact between the sacrificial metal particles; and means for providing an anticorrosion coating material for the metal substrate. The composition can form a coating on a metal substrate surface. A method for applying the composition for the prevention of corrosion is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: JORMA ANTERO VIRTANEN, TODD HAWKINS
  • Publication number: 20180215932
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a composition that can be used to heal cracks in plastics and other substrates. In the present invention, a composition comprising nanotubes, healing agent(s), and end caps for the nanotubes may be used to heal crack(s) as they begin to occur. With the composition, the healing agent(s) are contained within the nanotubes, and a reaction releases the healing agent(s) after the end caps can be removed from the nanotubes. This invention also includes a method of preparing a composition for healing cracks in plastics and other substrates. For this method, the healing agent(s) are filled inside of the nanotubes, and then end caps are bound onto the ends of the nanotubes. After a reaction occurs to remove the end caps and release the healing agent(s), the cracks within the substrate may then be healed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: JORMA ANTERO VIRTANEN
  • Patent number: 9982145
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a composition that can be used to heal cracks in plastics and other substrates. In the present invention, a composition comprising nanotubes, healing agent(s), and end caps for the nanotubes may be used to heal crack(s) as they begin to occur. With the composition, the healing agent(s) are contained within the nanotubes, and a reaction releases the healing agent(s) after the end caps can be removed from the nanotubes. This invention also includes a method of preparing a composition for healing cracks in plastics and other substrates. For this method, the healing agent(s) are filled inside of the nanotubes, and then end caps are bound onto the ends of the nanotubes. After a reaction occurs to remove the end caps and release the healing agent(s), the cracks within the substrate may then be healed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen
  • Patent number: 9953739
    Abstract: The composition described herein for the prevention of corrosion comprises: sacrificial metal particles more noble than a metal substrate to which the composition contacts; carbonaceous material that can form electrical contact between the sacrificial metal particles; and means for providing an anticorrosion coating material for the metal substrate. The composition can form a coating on a metal substrate surface. A method for applying the composition for the prevention of corrosion is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorma Antero Virtanen, Todd Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20160194506
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a composition that can be used to heal cracks in plastics and other substrates. In the present invention, a composition comprising nanotubes, healing agent(s), and end caps for the nanotubes may be used to heal crack(s) as they begin to occur. With the composition, the healing agent(s) are contained within the nanotubes, and a reaction releases the healing agent(s) after the end caps can be removed from the nanotubes. This invention also includes a method of preparing a composition for healing cracks in plastics and other substrates. For this method, the healing agent(s) are filled inside of the nanotubes, and then end caps are bound onto the ends of the nanotubes. After a reaction occurs to remove the end caps and release the healing agent(s), the cracks within the substrate may then be healed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Jorma Antero VIRTANEN
  • Patent number: 9303171
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a composition that can be used to heal cracks in plastics and other substrates. In the present invention, a composition comprising nanotubes, healing agent(s), and end caps for the nanotubes may be used to heal crack(s) as they begin to occur. With the composition, the healing agent(s) are contained within the nanotubes, and a reaction releases the healing agent(s) after the end caps can be removed from the nanotubes. This invention also includes a method of preparing a composition for healing cracks in plastics and other substrates. For this method, the healing agent(s) are filled inside of the nanotubes, and then end caps are bound onto the ends of the nanotubes. After a reaction occurs to remove the end caps and release the healing agent(s), the cracks within the substrate may then be healed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen
  • Publication number: 20130048917
    Abstract: The composition described herein for the prevention of corrosion comprises: sacrificial metal particles more noble than a metal substrate to which the composition contacts; carbonaceous material that can form electrical contact between the sacrificial metal particles; and means for providing an anticorrosion coating material for the metal substrate. The composition can form a coating on a metal substrate surface. A method for applying the composition for the prevention of corrosion is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorma Antero Virtanen, Todd Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20120235083
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a composition that can be used to heal cracks in plastics and other substrates. In the present invention, a composition comprising nanotubes, healing agent(s), and end caps for the nanotubes may be used to heal crack(s) as they begin to occur. With the composition, the healing agent(s) are contained within the nanotubes, and a reaction releases the healing agent(s) after the end caps can be removed from the nanotubes. This invention also includes a method of preparing a composition for healing cracks in plastics and other substrates. For this method, the healing agent(s) are filled inside of the nanotubes, and then end caps are bound onto the ends of the nanotubes. After a reaction occurs to remove the end caps and release the healing agent(s), the cracks within the substrate may then be healed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Jorma Antero Virtanen