Patents by Inventor Alan L. Graham

Alan L. Graham 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).

  • Injection loading of highly filled explosive suspensions
    Patent number: 7678210
    Abstract: A process for mitigating shear induced particle migration of highly filled explosive suspensions during injection loading of the explosive suspension into a confined container that includes monitoring particle migration within the highly filled explosive suspension and correcting flow parameters effective to reduce the particle migration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kirk E. Newman, James A. Gusack, Lisa A. Mondy, Alan L. Graham, Ronald E. Smith, William J. Parkinson
  • Anisotropic fiber alignment in composite structures
    Patent number: 5262106
    Abstract: High strength material composite structures are formed with oriented fibers to provide controlled anisotropic fibers. Fibers suspended in non-dilute concentrations (e.g., up to 20 volume percent for fibers having an aspect ratio of 20) in a selected medium are oriented by moving an axially spaced array of elements in the direction of desired fiber alignment. The array elements are generally perpendicular to the desired orientation. The suspension medium may also include sphere-like particles where the resulting material is a ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Alan L. Graham, Lisa A. Mondy, David C. Guell