Patents by Inventor Robert Frederick Rivers

Robert Frederick Rivers 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).

  • Methods And Compositions For Adhering Polysulfides Or Polythioethers to Thermoplastic Or Thermoset Materials
    Publication number: 20240327585
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for preparing a surface comprising thermoplastic or thermoset material to receive a polysulfide or polythioether sealant or coating, the method comprising applying to the surface an activating composition consisting of a tetraalkoxide of a Group 4 metal, a complex of an alkoxide of a Group 4 metal, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel James Cowan, Bart Stevens, Jason Alan Bolles, Robert Frederick Rivers
  • Methods and compositions for adhering polysulfides or polythioethers to thermoplastic or thermoset materials
    Patent number: 12043716
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for preparing a surface comprising thermoplastic or thermoset material to receive a polysulfide or polythioether sealant or coating, the method comprising applying to the surface an activating composition consisting of a tetraalkoxide of a Group 4 metal, a complex of an alkoxide of a Group 4 metal, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel James Cowan, Bart Stevens, Jason Alan Bolles, Robert Frederick Rivers
  • Methods And Compositions For Adhering Polysulfides Or Polythioethers to Thermoplastic Or Thermoset Materials
    Publication number: 20210047488
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for preparing a surface comprising thermoplastic or thermoset material to receive a polysulfide or polythioether sealant or coating, the method comprising applying to the surface an activating composition consisting of a tetraalkoxide of a Group 4 metal, a complex of an alkoxide of a Group 4 metal, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel James Cowan, Bart Stevens, Jason Alan Bolles, Robert Frederick Rivers