Patents Assigned to Finch Limited
  • Liquid metal electrical contact compositions
    Patent number: 5281364
    Abstract: Liquid metal electrical contact compositions are disclosed. Compositions of this invention consist of a metal mixture of first and second Periodic Table Group III metals and a lubricant. A gallium/indium metal mixture is preferred. Preferred lubricants are metal-based, most preferably molybdenum-based. The liquid metal electrical contact compositions are particularly useful for high current density applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Finch Limited
    Inventors: D. Robert Stirling, J. Liam McNeil