Patents by Inventor Steven F. Son
Steven F. Son 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).
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Publication number: 20240093109Abstract: The solvated metal particle-coating system includes a metal additive and a polar outer-sphere electron transferring solvent. The metal additive is solvated in the polar outer-sphere electron transferring solvent. The polar outer-sphere electron transferring solvent may include liquid ammonia, methylamine, and/or hexamethylphosphoramide. The metal additive may include an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal. The solvated metal additive within the polar outer-sphere electron transferring solvent may be used to coat a metal particle and/or a metalloid particle as a layer. As the polar outer-sphere electron transferring solvent evaporates, the solvated metal additive is coupled to the metal particle and/or the metalloid particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Steven F. Son, Caleb Nathaniel Harper, Ryan Tolman Merrell, Andrew Ryan Noel, Dhruval Natubhai Patel
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Publication number: 20240076246Abstract: The combustion system includes a metal additive and a polar outer-sphere electron transferring solvent. The metal additive is solvated in the polar outer-sphere electron transferring solvent. The polar outer-sphere electron transferring solvent may include liquid ammonia, methylamine, and/or hexamethylphosphoramide. The metal additive may include an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal. For instance, the metal additive may include lithium, sodium, aluminum, zirconium, titanium, yttrium, hafnium, and/or magnesium.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Steven F. Son, Caleb Nathaniel Harper, Ryan Tolman Merrell, Andrew Ryan Noel, Dhruval Natubhai Patel
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Patent number: 11079287Abstract: A method and system for determining temperature are provided. The method comprises using an x-ray source to irradiate a sample of a material with x-rays. Photon fluorescence produced by the sample in response to the x-ray irradiation is detected by a number of photon detectors. Based on the detected fluorescence a temperature of the sample is determined according to a predetermined relationship between photon fluorescence and temperature for the material.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Kathryn N. Gabet Hoffmeister, Enrico C. Quintana, Walter Gill, Steven F. Son, Eric R. Westphal
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Publication number: 20200398479Abstract: The present disclosure relates to three-dimensional (3D) printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions and 3D printing methods for making the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Jeffrey Frederick Rhoads, George Tsu-Chih Chiu, Ibrahim E. Gunduz, Trevor J. Fleck, Allison K. Murray, Steven F. Son
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Patent number: 10519075Abstract: Solid-fuel rocket propellants comprising an oxidizer, an oxophilic metal-halophilic metal formulation, and a binder are described herein. Further described are processes for preparing such propellants and methods of reducing hydrogen chloride production via the combustion of such propellants. Non-limiting examples of such formulations include aluminum-lithium alloys.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Brandon C Terry, Steven F Son, Ibrahim E Gunduz
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Publication number: 20190030789Abstract: The present disclosure relates to three-dimensional (3D) printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions and 3D printing methods for making the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Jeffrey Frederick Rhoads, George Tsu-Chih Chiu, Ibrahim E. Gunduz, Trevor J. Fleck, Allison K. Murray, Steven F. Son
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Publication number: 20180079697Abstract: Solid-fuel rocket propellants comprising an oxidizer, an oxophilic metal-halophilic metal formulation, and a binder are described herein. Further described are processes for preparing such propellants and methods of reducing hydrogen chloride production via the combustion of such propellants. Non-limiting examples of such formulations include aluminum-lithium alloys.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Brandon C TERRY, Steven F SON, Ibrahim E GUNDUZ
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Patent number: 9850182Abstract: Solid-fuel rocket propellants comprising an oxidizer, an oxophilic metal-halophilic metal formulation, and a binder are described herein. Further described are processes for preparing such propellants and methods of reducing hydrogen chloride production via the combustion of such propellants. Non-limiting examples of such formulations include aluminum-lithium alloys.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Brandon C Terry, Steven F Son, Ibrahim E Gunduz
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Publication number: 20170240484Abstract: Solid-fuel rocket propellants comprising an oxidizer, an oxophilic metal-halophilic metal formulation, and a binder are described herein. Further described are processes for preparing such propellants and methods of reducing hydrogen chloride production via the combustion of such propellants. Non-limiting examples of such formulations include aluminum-lithium alloys.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Brandon C. TERRY, Steven F. SON, Ibrahim E. GUNDUZ
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Patent number: 9580364Abstract: The invention provides mechanically activated metal fuels for energetic material applications. An exemplary embodiment involves mechanically treating micrometer-sized particles of at least one metal with particles of at least one fluorocarbon to form composite particles containing the at least one metal and the at least one fluorocarbon.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Travis R. Sippel, Steven F. Son, Lori J. Groven
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Patent number: 9517361Abstract: The invention provides methods for encapsulating nanometric particles inside of micro-sized crystals. An exemplary embodiment involves crystallizing a solution including nanometric particles, a micelle-forming material, a nonpolar dispersant for the micelle-forming material and a crystal-forming material to form crystal-encapsulated nanometric particles. Also provided are compositions or materials which include or are formed using the crystal encapsulated nanoparticles, such compositions and materials can include propellants, cosmetics, composite structures, energetics, and pharmaceutical compositions/materials.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: David A. Reese, Steven F. Son, Allen Hoe Yan
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Publication number: 20160107948Abstract: The invention provides mechanically activated metal fuels for energetic material applications. An exemplary embodiment involves mechanically treating micrometer-sized particles of at least one metal with particles of at least one fluorocarbon to form composite particles containing the at least one metal and the at least one fluorocarbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Travis R. Sippel, Steven F. Son, Lori J. Groven
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Patent number: 9227883Abstract: The invention provides mechanically activated metal fuels for energetic material applications. An exemplary embodiment involves mechanically treating micrometer-sized particles of at least one metal with particles of at least one fluorocarbon to form composite particles containing the at least one metal and the at least one fluorocarbon.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Travis R. Sippel, Steven F. Son, Lori J. Groven
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Patent number: 9175937Abstract: A fuze includes a housing having a first end and an opposing second end and defining an elongate channel extending between the first and second ends; and a mechanically activated reactive material comprising at least first and second elements disposed within the channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Robert V. Reeves, Steven F. Son, Lori J. Groven, Alexander S. Mukasyan
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Publication number: 20150175495Abstract: The invention provides methods for encapsulating nanometric particles inside of micro-sized crystals. An exemplary embodiment involves crystallizing a solution including nanometric particles, a micelle-forming material, a nonpolar dispersant for the micelle-forming material and a crystal-forming material to form crystal-encapsulated nanometric particles. Also provided are compositions or materials which include or are formed using the crystal encapsulated nanoparticles, such compositions and materials can include propellants, cosmetics, composite structures, energetics, and pharmaceutical compositions/materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2012Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: David A. Reese, Steven F. Son, Allen Hoe Yan
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Publication number: 20140034197Abstract: The invention provides mechanically activated metal fuels for energetic material applications. An exemplary embodiment involves mechanically treating micrometer-sized particles of at least one metal with particles of at least one fluorocarbon to form composite particles containing the at least one metal and the at least one fluorocarbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Travis R. SIPPEL, Steven F. Son, Lori J. Groven
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Patent number: 8230937Abstract: A method for altering the course of a conflagration involving firing a projectile comprising a powder mixture of oxidant powder and nanosized reductant powder at velocity sufficient for a violent reaction between the oxidant powder and the nanosized reductant powder upon impact of the projectile, and causing impact of the projectile at a location chosen to draw a main fire to a spot fire at such location and thereby change the course of the conflagration, whereby the air near the chosen location is heated to a temperature sufficient to cause a spot fire at such location. The invention also includes a projectile useful for such method and said mixture preferably comprises a metastable intermolecular composite.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Department of EnergyInventors: Blaine W. Asay, Steven F. Son, V. Eric Sanders, Timothy Foley, Alan M. Novak, James R. Busse
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Patent number: 7931764Abstract: A method to substantially desensitize a metastable intermolecular composite material to electrostatic discharge and friction comprising mixing the composite material with an organic diluent and removing enough organic diluent from the mixture to form a mixture with a substantially putty-like consistency, as well as a concomitant method of recovering the metastable intermolecular composite material.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of EnergyInventors: James R. Busse, Robert C. Dye, Timothy J. Foley, Kelvin T. Higa, Betty S. Jorgensen, Victor E. Sanders, Steven F. Son
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Patent number: 7789981Abstract: A method to substantially desensitize a metastable intermolecular composite material to electrostatic discharge and friction comprising mixing the composite material with an organic diluent and removing enough organic diluent from the mixture to form a mixture with a substantially putty-like consistency, as well as a concomitant method of recovering the metastable intermolecular composite material.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of EnergyInventors: James R. Busse, Robert C. Dye, Timothy J. Foley, Kelvin T. Higa, Betty S. Jorgensen, Victor E. Sanders, Steven F. Son
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Patent number: 7591984Abstract: Tungsten trioxide hydrate (WO3.H2O) was prepared from a precursor solution of ammonium paratungstate in concentrated aqueous hydrochloric acid. The precursor solution was rapidly added to water, resulting in the crash precipitation of a yellow white powder identified as WO3.H2O nanosized platelets by x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Annealing of the powder at 200° C. provided cubic phase WO3 nanopowder, and at 400° C. provided WO3 nanopowder as a mixture of monoclinic and orthorhombic phases.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLCInventors: Christopher J. Bulian, Robert C. Dye, Steven F. Son, Betty S. Jorgensen, W. Lee Perry