Patents by Inventor Merrill Jordan, deceased

Merrill Jordan, deceased 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).

  • High surface area metal oxide foams
    Patent number: 5256389
    Abstract: The present invention includes metal oxide foam particles and a method of making the same. A decomposable metal salt feed solution is injected into a hot atomizing gas. The mixture of hot atomizing gas and feed solution is maintained in the reactor until the feed solution converts to metal oxide foam particles. The metal oxide foam particles have a high specific surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Merrill Jordan, deceased, Steven R. Reznek, Matthew Neville, Brian A. Soucy, Bruce E. Mackay
  • High surface area metal oxide foams and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 4937062
    Abstract: The present invention includes metal oxide foam particles and a method of making the same. A decomposable metal salt feed solution is injected into a hot atomizing gas. The mixture of hot atomizing gas and feed solution is maintained in the reactor until the feed solution converts to metal oxide foam particles. The metal oxide foam particles have a high specific surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Merrill Jordan, deceased, Steven R. Reznek, Matthew Neville, Brian A. Soucy, Bruce E. Mackay