Patents by Inventor Steven M. Burgess

Steven M. Burgess 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).

  • Materials for use in tribological applications
    Patent number: 4571358
    Abstract: A technique for improving the wear characteristics of a movable surface of a body which is to be relatively moved in contact with the surface of another body, wherein the movable surface has a plurality of void regions therein which extend from the surface into the interior of the body, the dimensions of the void regions and the spacing therebetween being generally such that wear particles generated at the interface regions between the relatively moving surfaces are removed from the interface regions into the void regions where they are entrapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nam P. Suh, Steven M. Burgess