Patents by Inventor Alan M. Meier

Alan M. Meier 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).

  • Method of joining components using a silver-based composition
    Patent number: 6757963
    Abstract: A surface of a first ceramic component is joined to a surface of a second ceramic component using a silver-based composition. The silver-based composition is a mixture of silver metal and a metal oxide and the metal in the metal oxide is a metal other than silver. The silver-based composition is applied to the surface of the first ceramic component and to the surface of the second ceramic component. The silver-based composition applied to the first ceramic component is contacted to the silver-based composition applied to the second ceramic component. The surfaces of the first and second ceramic components are heated to melt the applied silver-based compositions. The surfaces of the first and second ceramic components are cooled to form a bond between the first and second ceramic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: McGraw-Edison Company
    Inventors: Alan M. Meier, David R. Miller, Kevin R. Dickson, Roger S. Perkins, Michael M. Ramarge
  • Brazing technique
    Publication number: 20030137393
    Abstract: A surface of a first ceramic component is joined to a surface of a second ceramic component using a silver-based composition. The silver-based composition is a mixture of silver metal and a metal oxide and the metal in the metal oxide is a metal other than silver. The silver-based composition is applied to the surface of the first ceramic component and to the surface of the second ceramic component. The silver-based composition applied to the first ceramic component is contacted to the silver-based composition applied to the second ceramic component. The surfaces of the first and second ceramic components are heated to melt the applied silver-based compositions. The surfaces of the first and second ceramic components are cooled to form a bond between the first and second ceramic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Alan M. Meier, David R. Miller, Kevin R. Dickson, Roger S. Perkins, Michael M. Ramarge