Patents by Inventor Jerry F. Moore

Jerry F. Moore 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).

  • Method to decrease loss of aluminum and magnesium melts
    Patent number: 6485541
    Abstract: A method to minimize oxidation of metal during melting processes is provided, the method comprising placing solid phase metal into a furnace environ-ment, transforming the solid-phase metal into molten metal phase having a molten metal surface, and creating a barrier between the surface and the environment. Also provided is a method for isolating the surface of molten metal from its environment, the method comprising confining the molten metal to a controlled atmos-phere, and imposing a floating substrate between the surface and the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: John N. Hryn, Michael J. Pellin, Wallis F. Calaway, Jr., Jerry F. Moore, Gregory K. Krumdick