Patents by Inventor Munley T. John

Munley T. John 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 and apparatus for vibrating a substrate during material formation
    Patent number: 7439470
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for affecting the properties of a material include vibrating the material during its formation (i.e., “surface sifting”). The method includes the steps of providing a material formation device and applying a plurality of vibrations to the material during formation, which vibrations are oscillations having dissimilar, non-harmonic frequencies and at least two different directions. The apparatus includes a plurality of vibration sources that impart vibrations to the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Bailey, Johnson N. Roger, Munley T. John, Park R. Walter