Electrochemical curing of redox-active sealants and adhesives

US12103991B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Brett Yurash · Santa Monica, US
• Andrew P. Nowak · Los Angeles, US
• Ashley M. Dustin · Los Angeles, US
• Carissa Ann Pajel · Redmond, US
• Melinda Dae Miller · Pine Bluff, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 4, 2022
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2024
• Expiry date: May 6, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C25B9/00
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and apparatuses for curing a polymerizable material capable of cure through a redox reaction by electrically contacting the polymerizable material with an anode and a cathode to create a voltage bias that promotes curing of the polymerizable material.