Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Kinlen

Patrick J. Kinlen 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).

  • Patent number: 11613624
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated iron particle, or reaction product of a coating and the iron particle, comprising an iron particle and a ceramic coating disposed on the iron particle. Aspects of the present disclosure provide a coated iron particle, or reaction product of a coating and the iron particle, including an iron particle having a diameter of from about 0.5 micron to about 100 microns; and a ceramic coating disposed on the iron particle. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide compositions comprising a coated iron particle and a polymer or adhesion promoter. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide components, such as components, such as vehicle components, having a surface and a composition of the present disclosure disposed on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Waynie M. Schuette, Patrick J. Kinlen
  • Publication number: 20230057214
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of coating a substrate. A method includes depositing a conductive coating including an electrically conductive material over the substrate to form a conductive layer having a sheet resistivity of about 10 ?/? to about 1000 ?/?. The method includes depositing an anti-icing layer comprising nanomaterials over the conductive layer to form a coating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick J. KINLEN, Dimitris Priftis
  • Publication number: 20230045461
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions including a carbon fiber material comprising one or more of dibromocyclopropyl or polysilazane disposed thereon; and a thermosetting polymer or a thermoplastic polymer. The present disclosure further provides metal substrates including a composition of the present disclosure disposed thereon. The present disclosure further provides vehicle components including a metal substrate of the present disclosure. The present disclosure further provides methods for manufacturing a vehicle component, including contacting a carbon fiber material with a polysilazane or a dibromocarbene to form a coated carbon fiber material; and mixing the coated carbon fiber material with a thermosetting polymer or a thermoplastic polymer to form a composition. Methods can further include depositing a composition of the present disclosure onto a metal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Patrick J. KINLEN
  • Patent number: 11567385
    Abstract: Disclosed are curved electrochromic devices comprising an electrochromic apparatus disposed between first and second curved layers of transparent material, and the first and second curved layers have exterior and inner surfaces, wherein the inner surfaces face the electrochromic apparatus. Also disclosed are processes for manufacturing the disclosed bubble visors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Matthew A. Flack, Loyal Bruce Shawgo
  • Publication number: 20230019695
    Abstract: A conductive polymer coating composition including a conductive fibrillated structure and a base polymer, wherein the conductive fibrillated structure includes a fibrillated polymer and a conductive polymer grafted on the fibrillated polymer, and wherein the conductive polymer coating composition has an electrical conductivity from about 10?5 S/cm to about 10+1 S/cm and a thermal conductivity from about 1.1 W/m K to about 3 W/m K.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kamaraj KANDHASAMY, Om PRAKASH, Patrick J. KINLEN, Stephen P. GAYDOS
  • Patent number: 11472944
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions including a carbon fiber material comprising one or more of dibromocyclopropyl or polysilazane disposed thereon; and a thermosetting polymer or a thermoplastic polymer. The present disclosure further provides metal substrates including a composition of the present disclosure disposed thereon. The present disclosure further provides vehicle components including a metal substrate of the present disclosure. The present disclosure further provides methods for manufacturing a vehicle component, including contacting a carbon fiber material with a polysilazane or a dibromocarbene to form a coated carbon fiber material; and mixing the coated carbon fiber material with a thermosetting polymer or a thermoplastic polymer to form a composition. Methods can further include depositing a composition of the present disclosure onto a metal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Patrick J. Kinlen
  • Patent number: 11459466
    Abstract: Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. Methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Karen A. Schultz, Kenneth A. Krienke, Lawrence M. Lawless, Waynie M. Schuette
  • Publication number: 20220275772
    Abstract: Disclosed are laminates comprising a carbon fiber reinforced polymer sheet and a layer of polysilazane and methods for producing such laminates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Randy J. Grove
  • Publication number: 20220267610
    Abstract: Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. Methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Karen A. Schultz, Kenneth A. Krienke, Lawrence M. Lawless, Waynie M. Schuette
  • Publication number: 20220251397
    Abstract: Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. Methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Karen A. Schultz, Kenneth A. Krienke, Lawrence M. Lawless, Waynie M. Schuette
  • Publication number: 20220195208
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include compositions and methods of making and use thereof. In at least one aspect, a composition, includes a polyaniline and a polysiloxane having a density of about 1.05 g/cm3 or greater. The composition optionally includes a solvent. In at least one aspect, a method includes introducing a polyaniline with a polysiloxane having a density of about 1.05 g/cm3 or greater to form a composition. In at least one aspect, a method includes disposing a composition onto a substrate. The composition includes a polyaniline and a polysiloxane having a density of about 1.05 g/cm3 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Patrick J. KINLEN
  • Patent number: 11365705
    Abstract: Disclosed are laminates comprising a carbon fiber reinforced polymer sheet and a layer of polysilazane and methods for producing such laminates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Randy J. Grove
  • Publication number: 20220171247
    Abstract: Disclosed are curved electrochromic devices comprising an electrochromic apparatus disposed between first and second curved layers of transparent material, and the first and second curved layers have exterior and inner surfaces, wherein the inner surfaces face the electrochromic apparatus. Also disclosed are processes for manufacturing the disclosed bubble visors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Matthew A. Flack, Loyal Bruce Shawgo
  • Publication number: 20220162384
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides polyanilines, articles thereof, and methods of forming polyanilines. In at least one aspect, a polyaniline has a thermal stability of about 100° C. or greater, a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from about 50,000 g/mol to about 150,000 g/mol and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from about 1 to about 5. In at least one aspect, a film includes a polyaniline, the film having a hydrocarbon content of about 1 wt % or less, based on the total weight of the film. In at least one aspect, a method includes introducing an emulsion of an aqueous solution of an aniline and an alkyl-substituted aryl sulfonic acid having 1 wt % or less of hydrocarbon content into a flow reactor, the flow reactor having a length of tubing having an inner diameter. The method includes polymerizing the monomer within the tube to form a polyaniline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick J. KINLEN, Matthew A. FLACK, Eric A. BRUTON
  • Patent number: 11307476
    Abstract: Disclosed are curved electrochromic devices comprising an electrochromic apparatus disposed between first and second curved layers of transparent material, and the first and second curved layers have exterior and inner surfaces, wherein the inner surfaces face the electrochromic apparatus. Also disclosed are processes for manufacturing the disclosed bubble visors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Matthew A. Flack, Loyal Bruce Shawgo
  • Publication number: 20220112336
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, articles thereof, and methods of forming compositions. In at least one aspect, a composition includes (1) an epoxy, (2) an amino or amido hardener, (3) a polyaniline, (4) a dopant selected from a triazolyl, a thiazolyl, a quinolinyl, a salicylate, a benzoate, a glycolate, a phosphate, a sulfonate, an oxalate, or combination(s) thereof; and (5) a pigment selected from titanium dioxide, silica, talc, mica, aluminium stearate, or combination(s) thereof. The polyaniline+dopant comprises greater than 6 wt %, by weight of the composition. In at least one aspect, a method includes introducing an acid form of a polyaniline to a hydroxide to form a polyaniline hydroxide. The method includes introducing a dopant to the polyaniline hydroxide to form a doped polyaniline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Vijaykumar IJERI, Stephen P. GAYDOS, Patrick J. KINLEN
  • Publication number: 20220112380
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, articles thereof, and methods of forming compositions. In at least one aspect, a composition includes (1) an epoxy, (2) an amino or amido hardener, (3) a polyaniline, (4) a dopant selected from a triazolyl, a thiazolyl, a quinolinyl, a salicylate, a benzoate, a glycolate, a phosphate, a sulfonate, or combination(s) thereof; and (5) a pigment selected from titanium dioxide, silica, talc, mica, aluminium stearate, or combination(s) thereof. The polyaniline+dopant comprises 6 wt % or less, by total volume of the composition. The present disclosure provides substrates having a composition disposed thereon. In at least one aspect, a method includes introducing an acid form of a polyaniline to a hydroxide to form a polyaniline hydroxide. The method includes introducing a dopant to the polyaniline hydroxide to form a doped polyaniline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Vijaykumar Ijeri, Stephen P. Gaydos, Patrick J. Kinlen, Sathiyanarayanan Sadagopan, Arunchandran Chenan, Jeyaram Ramachandran
  • Publication number: 20220089557
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for the continuous preparation of 1,2-di(furan-2-yl)ethane-1,2-diol from furan-2-carbaldehyde. The methods can proceed chemically or electrochemically. In certain examples, the methods further comprise the application of a static mixer. The present methods produce 1,2-di(furan-2-yl)ethane-1,2-diol in greater yield, purity, chemoselectivity, and stereoselectivity than traditional batch methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, William F. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20220056282
    Abstract: An electrically conductive and corrosion resistant graphene-based coating composition, including a binder, high-pressure airless-sprayed expanded graphene stacks, carbon fibers, and a dispersing agent, wherein the graphene-based coating composition has an electrical conductivity of at least 2 S/cm and a pull-off adhesion of at least 2 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Vijaykumar S. Ijeri, Stephen P. Gaydos, Patrick J. Kinlen, Priyanka G. Dhirde, Anand Khanna
  • Patent number: 11248089
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides polyanilines, articles thereof, and methods of forming polyanilines. In at least one aspect, a polyaniline has a thermal stability of about 100° C. or greater, a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from about 50,000 g/mol to about 150,000 g/mol and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from about 1 to about 5. In at least one aspect, a film includes a polyaniline, the film having a hydrocarbon content of about 1 wt % or less, based on the total weight of the film. In at least one aspect, a method includes introducing an emulsion of an aqueous solution of an aniline and an alkyl-substituted aryl sulfonic acid having 1 wt % or less of hydrocarbon content into a flow reactor, the flow reactor having a length of tubing having an inner diameter. The method includes polymerizing the monomer within the tube to form a polyaniline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick J. Kinlen, Matthew A. Flack, Eric A. Bruton