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US 12,630,991 B1Granted
Anti-corrosion structure anchor
AssigneeUSA Intellectual Property Holding, Inc.
InventorsJames Earl Goff, Luke John Drazek, John Curtis Thompson, Jr., Anthony Lane Eldridge
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Abstract
A process for manufacturing corrosion resistant structural anchors is disclosed. The process comprises abrasive blasting of a silicon-containing steel substrate followed by hot dip galvanizing, treating with a mineral acid, and coating with a polymeric coating. The resulting corrosion resistance is enhanced.
Claims10
A rod for anchoring a structure to a surface, the rod comprising:
- a silicon-containing metal component comprising an outer surface;
- a nonconductive coating disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the silicon-containing metal component, the nonconductive coating comprising:
- a hot-dip alloy coating, wherein at least a portion of the hot-dip alloy coating is treated with a mineral acid;
- and a polymeric coating, wherein the polymeric coating is disposed on at least a portion of the acid treated portion of the hot-dip alloy coating;
- wherein due to the nonconductive coating disposed on at least the portion of the outer surface of the silicon-containing metal component, no electrical current flows between the silicon-containing metal component and the structure, the surface, or both;
- wherein the silicon-containing metal component comprises a proximal side and a distal side, whereby at least a portion of the proximal side of the silicon-containing metal component is disposed within at least a portion of the surface;
- and wherein at least a portion of the distal side of the silicon-containing metal component is configured to be temporarily affixed to at least one guy wire of the structure, thereby anchoring the structure to the surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.