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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2023
Aculon, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Eric L. Hanson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Eric L. Bruner, La Jolla, CA (US);
Majid Monji, San Diego, CA (US);
Elizabeth Cambre, Texas City, TX (US);
Edward Hughes, San Diego, CA (US);
ACULON INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of reducing friction on a surface of an apparatus that stores or transports a gas, comprising: (a) contacting the surface either directly or through an intermediate organometallic layer with a fluorinated material in a diluent, wherein the fluorinated material has the following structure: wherein A is an oxygen radical or a chemical bond; n is 1 to 20; Y is H, F, CHor CF; X is H or F; b is at least 1, m is 0 to 50, p is 1 to 20, and Z is an acid group or an acid derivative; (b) forming a hydrophobic surface layer on the surface; and (c) introducing the gas into the apparatus.