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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2002
Boris A. Miksic, North Oaks, MN (US);
Alla Furman, Shoreview, MN (US);
Margarita Kharshan, Little Canada, MN (US);
Jessica Jackson, Hudson, WI (US);
Boris A. Miksic, North Oaks, MN (US);
Alla Furman, Shoreview, MN (US);
Margarita Kharshan, Little Canada, MN (US);
Jessica Jackson, Hudson, WI (US);
Cortec Corporation, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A sheathed posttensioning cable assembly including an elongated metallic cable and a coaxially disposed outer sheath, with the cable assembly including a polymeric resin fiber/filament impregnated with a migratory corrosion inhibitor being inserted within the sheath and extending along the length of the cable. The polymeric resin is preferably polypropylene, polyethylene, nylon, or polyethylene terephthalate, with the corrosion inhibitor comprising a 50:50 blend of sodium benzoate and alkali metal sebacate. The inhibitor preferably comprises between 5% and 10% by weight of the impregnated fiber/filament.