Patents by Inventor Mette Rica Geiker

Mette Rica Geiker 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).

  • Method of repairing steel reinforced concrete structure affected by chloride induced corrosion
    Patent number: 9969656
    Abstract: A method of repairing a steel reinforced concrete structure (100) affected by chloride induced corrosion, comprising: subjecting the reinforced concrete structure (100) to an electrochemical treatment so as to enrich material (102, 120, 140) embedding the steel reinforcement (110) with chlorides originating from corrosion pits (112) in the steel reinforcement; and replacing the material (102, 120, 140) embedding the steel reinforcement (110), which has been enriched with chlorides during the electrochemical treatment, with a repair material (124) that is relatively poor in chlorides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: Robert Benjamin Polder, Mette Rica Geiker
  • METHOD OF REPAIRING STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURE AFFECTED BY CHLORIDE INDUCED CORROSION
    Publication number: 20160159700
    Abstract: A method of repairing a steel reinforced concrete structure (100) affected by chloride induced corrosion, comprising: subjecting the reinforced concrete structure (100) to an electrochemical treatment so as to enrich material (102, 120, 140) embedding the steel reinforcement (110) with chlorides originating from corrosion pits (112) in the steel reinforcement; and replacing the material (102, 120, 140) embedding the steel reinforcement (110), which has been enriched with chlorides during the electrochemical treatment, with a repair material (124) that is relatively poor in chlorides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Benjamin Polder, Mette Rica Geiker