Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lorraine S. Melotik
  • Atmospheric pressure CVD process for preparing fluorine-doped tungsten oxide films
    Patent number: 5385751
    Abstract: A film of fluorine-doped tungsten oxide is provided on a substrate by reacting together tungsten alkoxide, an oxygen-containing compound, and a fluorine-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Umar Riaz, James W. Proscia
  • Apparatus for supporting a glass sheet during a tempering process
    Patent number: 5383950
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a glass sheet during a tempering process is provided in which a truss ring structure having a hot/cold ring and a plurality of shaped fingers having converging diagonal sides extending from the hot/cold ring supports the glass sheet. The apparatus further includes cushioning means which may include at least one layer of a composite mesh cloth, a fiberglass tube, or both. In a preferred arrangement, the composite mesh cloth is folded around the fiberglass tube and the shaped fingers to provide optimum cushion and quench air flow to the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Amin H. Hashemi, Robert A. Hill
  • Method of making thin film superconductor assembly
    Patent number: 5376625
    Abstract: A thin film superconductor assembly is disclosed along with a method of fabricating same. The assembly comprises a self-supporting substrate defining at least a portion of a containment for a flow of cryogenic fluid, a dielectric layer adherent to a surface of the substrate, a thin film superconductor adherent to the dielectric layer and a moisture and oxygen impervious electrically insulating coating covering the thin film superconductor. A method of forming such thin film superconductor assembly, wherein the dielectric layer consists essentially of aluminum nitride, comprises growing the aluminum nitride dielectric layer integrally on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Robert C. McCune
  • Baffled catalytic converter
    Patent number: 5365735
    Abstract: A baffle is added to the inlet pipe and inlet volume of a catalytic converter to maintain separation between converging exhaust gas streams entering into the catalytic converter material. Combination of the exhaust gas streams entering the catalytic converter is thereby substantially avoided, allowing a single catalytic converter to handle the exhaust gas components of a plurality of exhaust gas streams from an engine without overloading the catalytic converter. Overloading of the catalytic converter due to the combination of exhaust gas components, and the related surging of unreacted gases to the atmosphere from overloading, is thereby substantially prevented, providing improved emissions control at a low cost, and without requiring addition of a second catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: David C. Weber, Allan J. Kotwicki
  • Electroviscoelastic gel-like solids
    Patent number: 5364565
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a gel-like solid whose viscoelastic properties such as shear modulus and loss factor vary when the solid is exposed to an electric field. The material comprises polarizable particles dispersed in a lightly crosslinked polymer matrix. The non-conductive polymer matrix is the reaction product of liquid prepolymer such as crosslinkable polydimethylsiloxanes and curative therefor. The polarizable particles comprise high dielectric constant material such as zeolite or silicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Chi Li
  • Carbon monoxide selective sensor and method of its use
    Patent number: 5362651
    Abstract: A sensor which is selective to carbon monoxide relative to other reducing gases includes a Bi--Sr--Ca--Cu--O system metal oxide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Soltis, Eleftherios M. Logothetis, Jacobus H. Visser
  • Plastic composite glazings
    Patent number: 5358669
    Abstract: A solar control plastic glazing, comprising a plastic matrix having a plurality of metal particles homogeneously dispersed therein, is prepared by depositing a thin metal film onto the surface of a plastic sheet, heating the plastic sheet above its "softening temperature, deforming the sheet to cause the metal film to disintegrate into metal particles, and mixing the metal particles and plastic to form a composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Hulya Demiryont, Ralph T. Nichols
  • Selective reduction of nitric oxide
    Patent number: 5354544
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of treating automotive exhaust gas emissions or stationary source emissions. It comprises introducing an organic hydrocarbon compound or compounds containing nitro or nitroso functional groups into the emissions at a location adjacent the source of emission generation. Thereafter, the compound/emission mixture is exposed to a transition metal exchanged high silica ZSM5 zeolite catalyst. Subsequently, the effluent from the zeolite catalyst is exposed to an oxidation catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Anthony D. Logan, Clifford N. Montreuil
  • Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of oxide film stack
    Patent number: 5352505
    Abstract: A plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method is provided for depositing an oxide film onto a substrate surface. Deposition is achieved even onto a surface of a glass or other relatively non-receptive substrate. A sub-film is deposited under plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition conditions more strongly favoring deposition, followed by deposition of the desired oxide film under second plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition conditions less strongly favoring deposition. High quality oxide films can be achieved by deposition at second plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition conditions only marginally favoring deposition over etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Annette J. Krisko, James W. Proscia
  • Preparation of titanium nitride-containing refractory material composites
    Patent number: 5350719
    Abstract: A titanium tetrahalide is reacted with a disilazane to prepare a titanium containing organometallic precursor, which is thereafter mixed with a refractory material powder and pyrolyzed to form a titanium nitride-containing refractory material composite containing crystalline titanium nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Gary M. Crosbie
  • Method of making laminating glazing unit
    Patent number: 5348599
    Abstract: A method of making a glazing unit comprises sputter coating surface of a substrate ply with a first film of dielectric material and then a substantially transparent, electrically conductive coating, and then laminating the coated surface of the substrate ply to a laminating ply of polymeric material. The first film of dielectric material is sputtered onto the surface of the substrate followed by sputtering, in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, an electrically conductive film of silver metal over the first dielectric film. An adhesion film of copper or zinc is sputtered over the silver metal film in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. A film of tantalum pentoxide is then sputtered over the adhesion film. Applications include, for example, glazing units for solar load reduction and electrically heated glazing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Nietering
  • Neutral gray absorbing glass comprising manganese oxide for selenium retention during processing
    Patent number: 5346867
    Abstract: A neutral gray, heat absorbing soda-lime-silica glass having at 4 mm. control thickness a light transmittance using illuminant A of 10.0% to 55.0%, ultra violet transmittance less than 25.0%, and infra red transmittance is less than about 50.0% produced with colorants consisting of 0.90 to 1.90 percent by weight total iron oxide as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.002 to 0.025 percent Co, 0.0010 to 0.0060 percent Se, 0.10 to 1.0 percent MnO.sub.2, and 0 to 1.0 percent TiO.sub.2. The flat glass products having such a composition is particularly suitable for use as a privacy glass or sun roof product in trucks and automobiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: James V. Jones, Edward N. Boulos
  • Reticular glass surface
    Patent number: 5342690
    Abstract: A reticular surface is formed on a glass article by implanting element ions into the surface of the glass and thereafter heating the glass article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Dennis R. Platts
  • Solar load reduction glazing unit with electroluminescent element
    Patent number: 5336965
    Abstract: A laminated glazing unit incorporates an electroluminescent element laminated to a transparent exterior ply. The electroluminescent element is selectively operable to generate visible light by passing current through electrodes contacting the electroluminescent material. The glazing unit can further have a solar load reduction film. One or more Fabry-Perot interference filters may serve as the electrode(s) of the electroluminescent element to provide the additional function of solar load reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: John H. Meyer, Kenneth J. Gajewski
  • Acrylic thermoplastic ionic conductor
    Patent number: 5337184
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a thermoplastic ionic conductor composition comprising a polymeric adduct having an acrylic backbone and polyether side chains, and an alkali metal salt. The polymeric adduct is made by reacting a particularly defined hydroxy-functional acrylic copolymer with polyether monoisocyanate. The composition is useful, e.g., in electrochromic devices as the electrolyte layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Helms, Joseph W. Holubka, Edmund J. Blais
  • Metallo-organic precursors to titanium nitride
    Patent number: 5330793
    Abstract: A titanium tetrahalide is reacted with a primary alkyl or aryl amine to prepare a metallo-organic precursor, which thereafter may be volatilized to form a gaseous chemical vapor deposition precursor to titanium nitride, or may be pyrolyzed to form bulk titanium nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Charles H. Winter, Tilak S. Lewkebandara, James W. Proscia, Philip H. Sheridan
  • Electrically conductive polythiophenecarbonyl polymer networks
    Patent number: 5328961
    Abstract: Electrically conductive polythiophenecarbonyl polymer networks are provided comprising conjugated crosslinks between polythiophenecarbonyl polymer segments of the network. The network can be formed by crosslinking carbonyl functional polythiophenecarbonyl polymers, such as by self-crosslinking condensation reaction or crosslinking condensation reaction with conjugated diylide and/or conjugated polyamine. The carbonyl functional polythiophenecarbonyl polymers can be prepared by polymerization, such as by electropolymerization of carbonyl functional thiophene monomers (the carbonyl functionality generally being protected during polymerization) and, optionally, suitable conjugated copolymerization monomers such as thiophene, pyrrole and/or carbonyl functional pyrrole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Giuseppe Rossi, Susan M. Ward, Henk van Oene, Joseph W. Holubka
  • Glass sheets having painted exterior surfaces
    Patent number: 5328753
    Abstract: A process for painting the surface of a glass sheet, and the products produced thereby. The process comprises applying a layer of a metal-containing ceramic paint to the surface of the glass sheet, heating and forming the glass sheet to fuse the metal-containing ceramic paint layer to the surface of the glass sheet, and applying a layer of organic paint over the layer of metal-containing ceramic paint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Premakaran T. Boaz
  • Gaseous doping of tungsten oxide
    Patent number: 5324537
    Abstract: The procsses disclosed is for preparing a film of fluorine-modified tungsten oxide on a substrate. The process comprises providing a tungsten oxide film on the substrate and then exposing the tungsten oxide film at an elevated temperature to a stream of a gaseous fluorocarbon. The exposure takes place for a time sufficient to modify the tungsten oxide with fluorine and form a film having modified infrared adsorption and reflectant properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: James W. Proscia, Umar Riaz
  • Blue glass compositions
    Patent number: RE34760
    Abstract: A blue glass composition comprises conventional soda-lime-silica glass ingredients and specific amounts of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, Co.sub.3 O.sub.4, NiO, and optionally Se, resulting in an Illuminant C transmittance of 54%.+-.3% at one quarter inch thickness, a dominant wavelength of 482 nm.+-.1 nm, and a color purity of 13%.+-.1%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Edward N. Boulos, Mark F. Best, Roman Surowiec