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US 2013/0142977 A1Published application
Releasable Corrosion Inhibitors
AssigneeNational Oilwell Varco, L.P.
InventorsDeepthi R. Setlur, Stefan M. Butuc
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Abstract
The present invention includes compositions and methods of supplying a corrosion inhibitor including placing a corrosion inhibitor attached to a nanostructure carrier, placing the nanostructure carrier containing the corrosion inhibitor at a location and the nanostructure carrier is capable of releasing the corrosion inhibitor.
Claims27
A corrosion inhibiting device comprising:
- a carrier configured for attachment to the surface of a tool;
- and
- a corrosion inhibitor impregnated in the carrier,
- wherein the corrosion inhibitor is released into the environment adjacent the tool.
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A corrosion control device comprising:
- an elastomeric component of a tool;
- a carrier disposed within the elastomer;
- and
- a corrosion inhibitor impregnated in the elastomer,
- wherein the corrosion inhibitor is configured to be released from the carrier into the environment adjacent the tool during operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.