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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Nabil A. Elkouh, Enfield, NH (US);
Jeffrey J. Breedlove, Grantham, NH (US);
Bruce R. Pilvelait, Charlestown, NH (US);
Nabil A. Elkouh, Enfield, NH (US);
Jeffrey J. Breedlove, Grantham, NH (US);
Bruce R. Pilvelait, Charlestown, NH (US);
Creare Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
A protective cover system () for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object. The protective cover system includes a cover () for defining a microenvironment and a corrosion inhibitor source for releasing one or more corrosion inhibitors into the microenvironment. In one embodiment, covercomprises an outer liquid-impermeable layer (), an inner liquid-permeable layer (), and a superabsorbent layer () located between the outer and inner layers. In another embodiment, coverincludes a water-vapor-permeable layer () and a porous support layer () for supporting the water-vapor-permeable layer. In both of these embodiments, one or more corrosion inhibitors may be incorporated into the cover in one or more of the corresponding above-mentioned layers or in a layer separate from these layers, or may be provided in a separate container that fluidly communicates the corrosion inhibitor(s) to the microenvironment.