Patents by Inventor Benoit Glorieux

Benoit Glorieux 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 for synthesizing extremely high-temperature melting materials
    Patent number: 7291317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of synthesizing high-temperature melting materials. More specifically the invention relates to a containerless method of synthesizing very high temperature melting materials such as carbides and transition-metal, lanthanide and actinide oxides, using an aerodynamic levitator and a laser. The object of the invention is to provide a method for synthesizing extremely high-temperature melting materials that are otherwise difficult to produce, without the use of containers, allowing the manipulation of the phase (amorphous/crystalline/metastable) and permitting changes of the environment such as different gaseous compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy
    Inventors: Marie-Louise Saboungi, Benoit Glorieux
  • Method for synthesizing extremely high-temperature melting materials
    Patent number: 6967011
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of synthesizing high-temperature melting materials. More specifically the invention relates to a containerless method of synthesizing very high temperature melting materials such as borides, carbides and transition-metal, lanthanide and actinide oxides, using an Aerodynamic Levitator and a laser. The object of the invention is to provide a method for synthesizing extremely high-temperature melting materials that are otherwise difficult to produce, without the use of containers, allowing the manipulation of the phase (amorphous/crystalline/metastable) and permitting changes of the environment such as different gaseous compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Marie-Louise Saboungi, Benoit Glorieux