Patents by Inventor Rouvain M. Bension

Rouvain M. Bension 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).

  • Initiation and bonding of diamond and other thin films
    Patent number: 5455072
    Abstract: A method for forming thin films on substrates. The method includes the steps of forming a self-assembled monolayer film on a substrate where one end of the monolayer bonds to the substrate and the other end forms a surface capable of initiating the formation of a desired film. A preferred method of the invention involves formation of diamond layers over substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Inventors: Rouvain M. Bension, Larry K. Truesdale
  • Candles with colored flames
    Patent number: 5127922
    Abstract: A candle with a colored flame is described, which is free of the yellow color, usually found in the conventional paraffin candle. The candle comprises (1) a shell made of a saturated thermoplastic material and 10-30% of a fire retardant: (2) a fuel consisting of 70-100% of a polyoxymethylene, 0-30% of a binder, and 0-20% of a solvent. The candle also comprises 1-10% of a flame-coloring agent, such as a salt or an oxide of Li, B, Na, Ca, Cu, K, Sr, In, or Ba. The candle does not require a wick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Inventor: Rouvain M. Bension