Patents Assigned to Boston Electronic Materials, LLC
  • Manufacturing and applications of metal powders and alloys
    Patent number: 9679675
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to reduce mixtures of at least one metal halide by molten metal reduction of the liquid phase metal halide in an alkali or alkaline earth metal to form a reaction product comprising at least one metal mixture and a halide salt coating, in which the at least one metal halide is in stoichiometric excess to the molten metal reductant and wherein the reductant is consumed in the reaction and does not need to be removed at the end of the reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Electronic Materials LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Matheson
  • Manufacturing and applications of metal powders and alloys
    Patent number: 9586262
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of manufacture of metal or alloy powders that uses liquid phase reduction of a metal halide, or a mixture of metal halides, to produce a metal particle coated in salts produced as a reaction byproduct. The reaction conditions can be chosen to select a range of metal particle sizes, and the salt coating prevents oxidation (or reaction with other atmospheric gases) and permits a range of applications hitherto difficult to achieve using metal powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Electronic Materials LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Matheson
  • Manufacturing and Applications of Metal Powders and Alloys
    Publication number: 20140199202
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of manufacture of metal or alloy powders that uses liquid phase reduction of a metal halide, or a mixture of metal halides, to produce a metal particle coated in salts produced as a reaction byproduct. The reaction conditions can be chosen to select a range of metal particle sizes, and the salt coating prevents oxidation (or reaction with other atmospheric gases) and permits a range of applications hitherto difficult to achieve using metal powders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Electronic Materials, LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Matheson
  • Manufacturing and applications of metal powders and alloys
    Patent number: 8673051
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of manufacture of metal or alloy powders that uses liquid phase reduction of a metal halide, or a mixture of metal halides, to produce a metal particle coated in salts produced as a reaction byproduct. The reaction conditions can be chosen to select a range of metal particle sizes, and the salt coating prevents oxidation (or reaction with other atmospheric gases) and permits a range of applications hitherto difficult to achieve using metal powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Electronic Materials LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Matheson
  • Manufacturing and Applications of Metal Powders and Alloys
    Publication number: 20140061549
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to reduce mixtures of at least one metal halide by molten metal reduction of the liquid phase metal halide in an alkali or alkaline earth metal to form a reaction product comprising at least one metal mixture and a halide salt coating, in which the at least one metal halide is in stoichiometric excess to the molten metal reductant and wherein the reductant is consumed in the reaction and does not need to be removed at the end of the reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Electronic Materials, LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Matheson