Patents by Inventor Ronald L. DeHoff

Ronald L. DeHoff 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: 4601769
    Abstract: A method is described for stabilizing the viscosity of a liquid epoxy-anhydride system which is a blend of a liquid epoxy resin, a liquid anhydride curing agent and a quaternary ammonium salt promoter for an epoxy-anhydride reaction. This system is especially useful in the manufacture of tubing, piping and other geometric structures. The method employs at least one of the following modifications:(1) adding a minor amount of a solid epoxy resin to the liquid epoxy resin;(2) adding to the liquid anhydride a minor amount of solid anhydride of high reactivity;(3) adding to the epoxy-anhydride system a solid resinous particulate material in finely ground form which is capable of reacting with the epoxy resin and acid anhydride, and is soluble in the epoxy-anhydride system at temperatures below the gelation temperature; and(4) adding a metallo-organic compound which lowers the initiation temperature or accelerates the epoxy-anhydride reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Inventor: Ronald L. DeHoff