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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
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
Treated, transportable ISO tanks include an interior metal surface and a hydrophobic surface layer applied thereto, directly or through an intermediate layer. The surface layer comprises a self-assembled monolayer prepared from a fluorinated material having the 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. Also, a method of reducing deposition of a friction reducer on a surface of an apparatus that stores or transports the same, includes contacting the surface with the above fluorinated material in a diluent, directly or through an intermediate layer; forming a film on the surface; and introducing the friction reducer therein.