Patents by Inventor Benjamin S. Conner

Benjamin S. Conner 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).

  • Publication number: 20220076867
    Abstract: A permanent magnetic composition comprising the formula: (LaxMyNd1-x-y)rFevM?zCo14-v-zBw??(1) wherein 0.1?x<1, 11?v?14, 0?y?0.3, 0?z?0.5, 1.9?r?3, 0.1?(x+y)<1, 11?(v+z)?14, and 1.0?w?1.1, wherein M represents one or more lanthanide elements other than La and Nd, and M? represents one or more transition metal elements other than Fe and Co, or M? represents one or more main group elements other than B; or the permanent magnet may be more particularly described by the formula (LaxNd1-x)rFevCo14-vBw or LaNdFe12Co2B, wherein x, v, and w are defined above. Also described herein are methods for producing the permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: David S. Parker, Brian C. Sales, Benjamin S. Conner, Tribhuwan Pandey, Andriy Palasyuk, Jun Cui
  • Patent number: 10782193
    Abstract: An example apparatus can comprise an emitter to emit radio frequency radiation, an absorber that changes temperature based on emissions from the emitter, and one or more sensors to measure a temperature difference between a sample and a reference coupled to the absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Byvank, Benjamin S. Conner, Roger A. Kisner, Michael A. McGuire, Orlando Rios, Michael S. Kesler, Gerard M. Ludtka, Boyd Evans, Cajetan Ikenna Niebedim, Ralph William McCallum
  • Publication number: 20180058953
    Abstract: An example apparatus can comprise an emitter to emit radio frequency radiation, an absorber that changes temperature based on emissions from the emitter, and one or more sensors to measure a temperature difference between a sample and a reference coupled to the absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tom Byvank, Benjamin S. Conner, Roger A. Kisner, Michael A. McGuire, Orlando Rios, Boyd Evans, Cajetan Ikenna Nlebedim, Ralph William McCallum