US Patent Issued to Allium Engineering on July 22 for "Systems and methods for corrosion resistant stainless steel coatings" (North Carolina, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,991, issued on July 22, was assigned to Allium Engineering Inc. (North Billerica, Mass.).

"Systems and methods for corrosion resistant stainless steel coatings" was invented by Samuel McAlpine (Durham, N.C.) and Steven Jepeal (Salem, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, a coating applied to steel reinforcement bar (e.g., steel rebar) that could considerably extend the lifetime of concrete structures by reducing steel rebar corrosion is disclosed. The coating includes a thin, passivating steel (e.g., stainless steel) layer that is applied to the outside of conventional steel rebar. The coating can be applied in-li...