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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Applicants:
Stc.unm, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael S. Stenko, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Edward N. Matteo, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Thomas Dewers, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Reda Taha, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael S. Stenko, Albuquerque, NM (US);
John Stormont, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Edward N. Matteo, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Moneeb Genedy, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Thomas Dewers, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignees:
UNM Rainforest Innovations, Albuquerque, NM (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Transpo Industries, Inc., New Rochelle, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/14 (2006.01); C09K 8/42 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/428 (2013.01); E21B 33/14 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C09K 2208/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and sealant to seal microcracks as small as 30 μm by causing methyl methacrylate combined with one or more nanoparticles to flow into the microcrack to be sealed.