Patents by Inventor Robert J. Kearney

Robert J. Kearney 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).

  • Patent number: 5049540
    Abstract: The specification and drawings describe a series of devices and methods for classifying and separating superconductive particles. The superconductive particles may be separated from non-superconductive particles, and the superconductive particles may be separated by degrees of susceptibility to the Meissner effect force. The particles may also be simultaneously separated by size or volume and mass to obtain substantially homogeneous groups of particles. The separation techniques include levitation, preferential sedimentation and preferential concentration. Multiple separation vector forces are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Idaho Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jin Y. Park, Robert J. Kearney