Patents by Inventor Karl R. Mecklenburg

Karl R. Mecklenburg 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).

  • Self-lubricating aluminum metal-matrix composites
    Patent number: 5534044
    Abstract: A self-lubricating aluminum alloy bearing material which can be used in vacuum, dry or moist environments which consists essentially of about 0.5 to 25, preferably about 5-20 volume percent of hard ceramic particles and about 1 to 7, preferably 3-5 volume percent of at least one solid lubricant, balance an aluminum alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Somuri V. Prasad, Karl R. Mecklenburg