ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,589, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Corrosion resistant adhesive sol-gel" was invented by Waynie M. Schuette (Troy, Ill.) and Patrick J. Kinlen (Fenton, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects described herein generally relate to a sol-gel that is the reaction product of a hydroxy organosilane, a metal alkoxide, an acid stabilizer, and a corrosion inhibitor. The hydroxy organosilane is represented by Formula (I):wherein R is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, ether, and aryl. The acid stabilizer is at a molar ratio of acid stabilizer to metal alkoxide of 1:1 or greater and the sol-gel has a pH f...