Patents by Inventor Keith R. Moffett

Keith R. Moffett 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).

  • Ceramic composite of silicon carbide and aluminum nitride
    Patent number: 5371049
    Abstract: A ceramic composite is disclosed which may be used as lightweight armor or for other impact or wear resisting purposes. The ceramic composite may comprise distinct phases of AlN and SiC; may be a solid solution of SiC; or may contain AlN or SiC, or both AlN and SiC as residual phase(s) in a solid solution matrix of SiC and AlN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Keith R. Moffett, John D. Morrow