Patents by Inventor Brenda L. Adams

Brenda L. Adams 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).

  • Deposition of ceramic coatings using sol-gel processing with application of a thermal gradient
    Patent number: 4921731
    Abstract: A method of ceramic coating a substrate by thermodeposition from a sol made by hydrolyzing and peptizing organometallic compounds in water. The sol contains colloidal particles having a size between about 0.0005 micron and about 10 microns and the deposited coatings have good packing characteristics as well as smoothness. Composite coatings are also deposited which contain reinforcing materials such as SiC embedded in the coated matrix. These coatings afford the substrate onto which they are coated excellent wear, anti-corrosion and insulating characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: David E. Clark, William J. Dalzell, Jr., Brenda L. Adams
  • Inorganic salts as peptizing agents in the preparation of metal oxide sol-gel compositions
    Patent number: 4801399
    Abstract: A novel method for preparing sols from metal oxide precursors by using inorganic salts as the peptizing agent is disclosed herein. Sol-gels prepared from the sols are also disclosed. Ceramic coatings, monoliths, bodies and are formed. These structures have a particle size of down to 0.0001 micron and are endowed with excellent packing characteristics as well as smoothness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: David E. Clark, William J. Dalzell, Jr., Brenda L. Adams