Patents by Inventor Bill R. Chilcoat

Bill R. Chilcoat 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).

  • Activated carbon fiber composite material and method of making
    Patent number: 6258300
    Abstract: An activated carbon fiber composite for separation and purification, or catalytic processing of fluids is described. The activated composite comprises carbon fibers rigidly bonded to form an open, permeable, rigid monolith capable of being formed to near-net-shape. Separation and purification of gases are effected by means of a controlled pore structure that is developed in the carbon fibers contained in the composite. The open, permeable structure allows the free flow of gases through the monolith accompanied by high rates of adsorption. By modification of the pore structure and bulk density the composite can be rendered suitable for applications such as gas storage, catalysis, and liquid phase processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy D. Burchell, Charles E. Weaver, Bill R. Chilcoat, Frank Derbyshire, Marit Jagtoyen
  • Activated carbon fiber composite material and method of making
    Patent number: 6030698
    Abstract: An activated carbon fiber composite for separation and purification, or catalytic processing of fluids is described. The activated composite comprises carbon fibers rigidly bonded to form an open, permeable, rigid monolith capable of being formed to near-net-shape. Separation and purification of gases are effected by means of a controlled pore structure that is developed in the carbon fibers contained in the composite. The open, permeable structure allows the free flow of gases through the monolith accompanied by high rates of adsorption. By modification of the pore structure and bulk density the composite can be rendered suitable for applications such as gas storage, catalysis, and liquid phase processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Burchell, Charles E. Weaver, Bill R. Chilcoat, Frank Derbyshire, Marit Jagtoyen
  • Method for applying pyrolytic carbon coatings to small particles
    Patent number: 4016304
    Abstract: A method for coating small diameter, low density particles with pyrolytic carbon is provided by fluidizing a bed of particles wherein at least 50 per cent of the particles have a density and diameter of at least two times the remainder of the particles and thereafter recovering the small diameter and coated particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventors: Ronald L. Beatty, Dale V. Kiplinger, Bill R. Chilcoat