Patents by Inventor Kevin C. Coates

Kevin C. Coates 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).

  • Alkyl ester polystyrene blends for use in concrete
    Patent number: 9499444
    Abstract: A method of treating porous material, such as cement or concrete. In this method, fatty acid alkyl esters having 16 to 22 carbon atoms are provided. Polystyrene is dissolved in the fatty acid alkyl esters to thereby form a blend composition. The blend composition is then applied to a cementitious material, which effectively seals the cementitious material and protects it. In another embodiment, a cementitious material prepared in accordance with the method just described is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bernard Y. Tao, William Jason Weiss, Samia Mohtar, Alva Peled, Kevin C. Coates
  • ALKYL ESTER POLYSTYRENE BLENDS FOR USE IN CONCRETE
    Publication number: 20150126645
    Abstract: A method of treating porous material, such as cement or concrete. In this method, fatty acid alkyl esters having 16 to 22 carbon atoms are provided. Polystyrene is dissolved in the fatty acid alkyl esters to thereby form a blend composition. The blend composition is then applied to a cementitious material, which effectively seals the cementitious material and protects it. In another embodiment, a cementitious material prepared in accordance with the method just described is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Bernard Y. Tao, William Jason Weiss, Samia Mohtar, Alva Peled, Kevin C. Coates
  • Soy methyl ester polystyrene blends for use in concrete
    Patent number: 8962729
    Abstract: A non-aqueous blend composition for treating a porous material comprising triacylglycerides obtained from vegetable oils and containing a fatty acid component and a polystyrene dissolved in the triacylglycerides to form a blend composition, the polystyrene component being present in the blend composition in an amount of from about 1% to about 40% by weight of the fatty acid component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bernard Y. Tao, Kevin C. Coates, William Jason Weiss, Samia Mohtar, Alva Peled
  • SOY METHYL ESTER POLYSTYRENE BLENDS FOR USE IN CONCRETE
    Publication number: 20120108705
    Abstract: A non-aqueous blend composition for treating a porous material comprising triacylglycerides obtained from vegetable oils and containing a fatty acid component and a polystyrene dissolved in the triacylglycerides to form a blend composition, the polystyrene component being present in the blend composition in an amount of from about 1% to about 40% by weight of the fatty acid component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Bernard Y. Tao, Kevin C. Coates, William Jason Weiss, Samia Mohtar, Alva Peled
  • Soy methyl ester polystyrene blends for use in concrete
    Patent number: 8129459
    Abstract: A non-aqueous blend composition for treating a porous material comprising triacylglycerides obtained, from vegetable oils and containing a fatty acid component and a polystyrene dissolved in the triacylglycerides to form a blend composition, the polystyrene component being present in the blend composition in an amount of from about 1% to about 40% by weight of the fatty acid component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bernard Y. Tao, Kevin C. Coates, William Jason Weiss, Samia Mohtar, Alva Peled
  • Soy methyl ester polystyrene blends for use in concrete
    Publication number: 20100204365
    Abstract: A non-aqueous blend composition for treating a porous material comprising triacylglycerides obtained, from vegetable oils and containing a fatty acid component and a polystyrene dissolved in the triacylglycerides to form a blend composition, the polystyrene component being present in the blend composition in an amount of from about 1% to about 40% by weight of the fatty acid component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Bernard Y. Tao, Kevin C. Coates, William Jason Weiss, Samia Mohtar, Alva Peled