Patents by Inventor Basil Marple

Basil Marple 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).

  • Biocompatible thermal spray coating made from a nanostructured feedstock
    Publication number: 20060199024
    Abstract: A method of making a biocompatible coating for an implant involves thermally spraying a feedstock of nanostructured agglomerated particles of a biocompatible material onto a substrate, and controlling the spray parameters such that the agglomerated particles strike the substrate as a mix of fully molten and semi-molten particles and the semi-molten particles become distributed throughout the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Rogerio Lima, Basil Marple, Hua Li, Khiam Khor
  • Slip casting process and apparatus for producing graded materials
    Patent number: 5498383
    Abstract: A slip casting process and apparatus for producing parts with graded properties across the thickness of the body of the parts. A number of slips is combined at a varying predetermined ratio and passed continuously through a casting mold between its inlet and outlet. The process can be carried out under elevated pressure. The casting mold can be positioned vertically or horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Basil Marple, Jean Boulanger