Patents by Inventor Edward S. Rubio

Edward S. Rubio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pressurized anneal of consolidated powders
    Patent number: 9573324
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing a dense, well bonded solid material from a powder may include consolidating the powder utilizing any suitable consolidation method, such as explosive shockwave consolidation. The systems and methods may also include a post-processing thermal treatment that exploits a mismatch between the coefficients of thermal expansion between the consolidated material and the container. Due to the mismatch in the coefficients, internal pressure on the consolidated material during the heat treatment may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: TXL GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David Charles Nemir, Edward S. Rubio, Jan Bastian Beck
  • PRESSURIZED ANNEAL OF CONSOLIDATED POWDERS
    Publication number: 20150360422
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing a dense, well bonded solid material from a powder may include consolidating the powder utilizing any suitable consolidation method, such as explosive shockwave consolidation. The systems and methods may also include a post-processing thermal treatment that exploits a mismatch between the coefficients of thermal expansion between the consolidated material and the container. Due to the mismatch in the coefficients, internal pressure on the consolidated material during the heat treatment may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: TXL Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David Charles Nemir, Edward S. Rubio, Jan Bastian Beck
  • Shockwave fabrication of thermoelectric materials
    Patent number: 8668866
    Abstract: The explosive consolidation of semiconductor powders results in thermoelectric materials having reduced thermal conductivity without a concurrent reduction in electrical conductivity and thereby allows the construction of thermoelectric generators having improved conversion efficiencies of heat energy to electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: TXL Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward S. Rubio, David Charles Nemir