US Patent Issued to Purdue Research Foundation on Nov. 25 for "Methods and materials systems for enhancing corrosion resistance of solid materials and corrosion resistant devices made therefrom" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,214, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).

"Methods and materials systems for enhancing corrosion resistance of solid materials and corrosion resistant devices made therefrom" was invented by Kenneth H. Sandhage (Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for enhancing corrosion resistance of a solid material exposed to a liquid. The method includes providing a solid material which can form a solid product layer when exposed to the corrosive liquid, and maintaining the concentration of the solid product material in the liquid either at saturation or elevated level. A materi...