Patents by Inventor Lawrence Michael Lawless

Lawrence Michael Lawless 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).

  • Direct electrochemical synthesis of doped conductive polymers on metal alloys
    Patent number: 10557210
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to the discovery of improved methods of reducing corrosion on metals and metal alloys without using hexavalent chromium reagents. More particularly, the disclosure relates to preparing corrosion resistant metals using doped conducting polymers such as polyaniline (PANI) on metal alloys such as aluminum alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick John Kinlen, Lawrence Michael Lawless
  • Corrosion-inhibiting sol-gel coating systems and methods
    Patent number: 10167394
    Abstract: Corrosion-inhibiting coating materials comprise a sol-gel and a corrosion-inhibiting compound with at least one disulfide group. The corrosion-inhibiting compound is contained within the sol-gel. Coated and/or laminated structures may include the corrosion-inhibiting coating materials on a metal substrate, and may include a secondary layer (e.g., a paint, etc.) adhered to the coating material opposite the metal substrate. Methods of forming a corrosion-inhibiting sol-gel comprise mixing organo-metallic compounds and the corrosion-inhibiting compound into a sol solution and incubating (e.g., reacting) the sol solution to form the corrosion-inhibiting sol-gel with the corrosion-inhibiting compound contained within the sol-gel. Generally, corrosion-inhibiting coating materials are hexavalent chromium free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick John Kinlen, Lawrence Michael Lawless, Eileen Olga Kutscha
  • CORROSION-INHIBITING SOL-GEL COATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160145443
    Abstract: Corrosion-inhibiting coating materials comprise a sol-gel and a corrosion-inhibiting compound with at least one disulfide group. The corrosion-inhibiting compound is contained within the sol-gel. Coated and/or laminated structures may include the corrosion-inhibiting coating materials on a metal substrate, and may include a secondary layer (e.g., a paint, etc.) adhered to the coating material opposite the metal substrate. Methods of forming a corrosion-inhibiting sol-gel comprise mixing organo-metallic compounds and the corrosion-inhibiting compound into a sol solution and incubating (e.g., reacting) the sol solution to form the corrosion-inhibiting sol-gel with the corrosion-inhibiting compound contained within the sol-gel. Generally, corrosion-inhibiting coating materials are hexavalent chromium free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick John Kinlen, Lawrence Michael Lawless, Eileen Jackson
  • DIRECT ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF DOPED CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS ON METAL ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20150240378
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to the discovery of improved methods of reducing corrosion on metals and metal alloys without using hexavalent chromium reagents. More particularly, the disclosure relates to preparing corrosion resistant metals using doped conducting polymers such as polyaniline (PANI) on metal alloys such as aluminum alloys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick John Kinlen, Lawrence Michael Lawless