Patents
The table below lists the U.S. Patents on Environmental Effects and Coatings. Many of these patents are available for technology transfer and licensing by contacting the NASA Glenn Technology Transfer Office.
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| Title | Inventor(s) | Date | Patent Number | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methods for Intercalating and Exfoliating Hexagonal Boron Nitride | Hung, Ching-cheh, Hurst, Janet B. | 2018-06-26 | 10,005,668 | NTRS |
| Compositions and Methods Associated with Intercalating and Exfoliating a Sample | Hung, Ching-Cheh, Hurst, Janet B., Lizcano, Maricela, Santiago, Diana | 2018-06-19 | 10,000,419 | NTRS |
| Purifying Nanomaterials | Hung, Ching-Cheh, Hurst, Janet | 2014-05-27 | 8,734,748 | NTRS |
| Carbon Materials Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Composite and Battery Anode Composed of the Same | Ching-Cheh Hung | 2006-08-22 | 7094499 | NTRS |
| Removal of Biologically Active Organic Contaminants Using Atomic Oxygen | Bruce A. Banks, Michael A. Banks, Eric B. Banks | 2003-05-06 | 6558621 | NTRS |
| Micro-Scalable Thermal Control Device | Matthew E. Moran | 2002-05-14 | 6385973B1 | NTRS |
| Process for Producing Metal Compounds From Graphite Oxide | Ching-Cheh Hung | 2000-08-15 | 6103210 | NTRS |
| Process for Producing Metal Compounds From Graphite Oxide | Ching-Cheh Hung | 2000-03-21 | 6036930 | NTRS |
| Chemically Modified Carbonaceous Materials Made by the Defluorination of Graphite Fluoride and Process Therefor | Ching-Cheh Hung | 2000-03-14 | 6036934 | USPTO |
| Method for Fabricating Soft Tissue Implants with Microscopic Roughness | Bruce A. Banks, Sharon K. Rutledge | 1999-10-12 | 5965076 | NTRS |
| Elemental Metals, Oxides, or Alloys Distributed on a | Ching-Cheh Hung | 1999-10-12 | 5965055 | USPTO |
| Elemental Metals or Oxides Distributed on a Carbon Substrate or Self-Supported and the Manufacturing Process Using Graphite Oxide as Template | Ching-Cheh Hung | 1999-03-02 | 5876687 | NTRS |
| Method for Surface Texturing Titanium Products | Bruce A. Banks | 1998-12-29 | 5853561 | NTRS |
| Elemental Metals, Oxides, or Alloys Distributed on a Carbon Substrate or Self-Supported and Process Therefor | Ching-Cheh Hung | 1998-12-22 | 5851417 | USPTO |
| Chemically Modified Carbonaceous Materials made by the Defluorination of Graphite Fluoride and Process Therefor | Ching-Cheh Hung | 1998-12-01 | 5843528 | USPTO |
| Atmospheric Pressure Method Apparatus for Removal of Organic Matter with Atomic and Ionic Oxygen | Bruce A. Banks, Sharon K. Rutledge | 1997-12-02 | 5693241 | NTRS |
| High Temperature Solar Reflector, Its Preparation and Use | Donald A. Jaworske | 1997-06-26 | 5912777 | NTRS |
| Chemically Modified Carbonaceous Materials Made by the Defluorination of Graphite Fluoride and Process Therefor | Ching-Cheh Hung | 1997-04-22 | 5622683 | USPTO |
| Process for Non-contact Removal of Organic Coatings from the Surface of Paintings | Bruce A. Banks, Sharon K. Rutledge | 1996-10-01 | 5560781 | NTRS |
| Method for Retarding Oxidation of an Organic Substrate | Bruce A. Banks, Sharon K. Rutledge | 1996-07-23 | 5538766 | USPTO |
| Method of Locating Ground Faults | Richard L. Patterson | 1994-11-15 | 5365175 | NTRS |
| Heat Transfer Device | Bruce A. Banks, James R. Gaier | 1994-05-31 | 5316080 | USPTO |
| Atomic Oxygen Protective Coating with Resistance to Undercutting at Defects | Bruce A. Banks, Sharon K. Rutledge | 1994-05-17 | 5312685 | HTRS |
| Graphite Fluoride from Iodine Intercalated Graphitized Carbon | Ching-Cheh Hung | 1994-02-15 | 5286471 | NTRS |
| Method and Apparatus for Producing a Thermal Atomic Oxygen Beam | Bruce A. Banks, Sharon K. Rutledge | 1994-01-18 | 5280174 | NTRS |
| Intercalated Hybrid Graphite Fiber Composite | James R. Gaier | 1993-11-09 | 5260124 | NTRS |
| Apparatus for Intercalating Large Quantities of Fibrous Structures | James R. Gaier | 1993-07-06 | 5225171 | USPTO |
| Semiconductor Cooling Apparatus | Bruce A. Banks, James R. Gaier | 1993-06-29 | 5224030 | NTRS |
| Method of Intercalating Large Quantities of Fibrous Structures | James R. Gaier | 1991-12-17 | 5073412 | NTRS |
| Brominated Graphitized Carbon Fibers | Ching-Cheh Hung | 1991-10-22 | 5059409 | NTRS |
| Arc-Textured High Emittance Radiator Surfaces | Bruce A. Banks | 1991-04-30 | 5012062 | NTRS |
| Graphite Fluoride Fiber Polymer Composite Material | Ching-Cheh Hung | 1990-09-18 | 4957661 | USPTO |
| Tool Force Sensor and Method of Making Same | Richard L. Patterson | 1988-05-03 | 4741231 | USPTO |
| Method and Apparatus for Monitoring the Cutting Condition of a Machine Tool During Machining of a Workpiece | Richard L. Patterson | 1988-04-12 | 4736625 | USPTO |
| Oxidation Protection Coatings for Polymers | James S. Sovey, Bruce A. Banks, Michael J. Mirtich | 1987-05-12 | 4664980 | NTRS |
| Tool Condition and Failure Monitoring Apparatus and Method | Richard L. Patterson | 1987-04-14 | 4658245 | USPTO |
| Ion Beam Sputter Etching | Bruce A. Banks, Sharon K. Rutledge | 1986-11-04 | 4620898 | NTRS |
| Apparatus for Producing Oxidation Protection of Coatings for Polymers | Michael J. Mirtich, James S. Sovey, Bruce A. Banks | 1986-08-05 | 4604181 | NTRS |
| Apparatus for Producing Diamondlike Carbon Flakes | Bruce A. Banks | 1986-01-21 | 4565618 | NTRS |
| Oxidation Protection Coatings for Polymers | Michael J. Mirtich, James S. Sovey, Bruce A. Banks | 1986-01-03 | 4560577 | NTRS |
| Piezoelectric Deicing Device | Robert C. Finke, Bruce A. Banks | 1985-10-08 | 4545553 | USPTO |
| Diamondlike Flakes | Bruce A. Banks | 1985-01-22 | 4495044 | NTRS |
| Deposition of Diamondlike Carbon Films | Michael J. Mirtich, James S. Sovey, Bruce A. Banks | 1984-12-25 | 4490229 | NTRS |
| Diamondlike Flake Composites | Bruce A. Banks | 1984-03-20 | 4437962 | NTRS |
| Method of Making an Ion Beam Sputter-Etched Ventricular Catheter for Hydrocephalus Shunt | Bruce A. Banks | 1984-02-21 | 4432853 | NTRS |
| Ion Beam Sputter-Etched Ventricular Catheter for Hydrocephalus Shunt | Bruce A. Banks | 1983-03-22 | 4377169 | NTRS |
| Mechanical Bonding of Metal Method | Bruce A. Banks | 1982-09-21 | 4349954 | USPTO |
| Surface Texturing of Fluoropolymers | Bruce A. Banks, Michael J. Mirtich, James S. Sovey | 1982-08-17 | 4344996 | NTRS |
| Texturing Polymer Surfaces by Transfer Casting | Bruce A. Banks, James S. Sovey | 1982-05-11 | 4329385 | NTRS |
| Anode for Ion Thruster Texturing Polymer | Bruce A. Banks, Albert J. Weigand | 1977-03-15 | 4011719 | USPTO |
| Methods of Constructing Dished Ion Thruster Grids to Provide Hole Array Spacing Compensation | Bruce A. Banks | 1976-04-06 | 3947933 | NTRS |
| Hydroforming Apparatus | David C. Byers, Bruce A. Banks | 1975-10-28 | 3914969 | USPTO |
| Method of Making Ion Thruster Dished Grids | Bruce A. Banks | 1975-02-11 | 3864797 | NTRS |
| Sputtering Holes with Ion Beamlets | Bruce A. Banks | 1974-07-30 | 3826729 | NTRS |
| Electromagnetic Flow Rate Meter | Bruce A. Banks | 1974-04-09 | 3802262 | NTRS |
| Magnetic Field Control | Bruce A. Banks | 1971-11-16 | 3620018 | USPTO |
| Process for Obtaining Bubble-Free Glass | Bruce A. Banks | 1971-04-06 | 3573977 | USPTO |
| Ion Beam Deflector | Bruce A. Banks, Harold R. Kaufman | 1971-01-05 | 3552125 | USPTO |
| Ion Thruster Accelerator System | Bruce A. Banks,Shiego Nakanishi | 1971-01-05 | 3552124 | USPTO |