Patents by Inventor Brian K. Milligan

Brian K. Milligan 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).

  • Shear-assisted extrusion assemblies and methods
    Patent number: 11919061
    Abstract: Shear-assisted extrusion assemblies are provided. The assemblies can include a billet containing assembly containing a billet comprising a billet outer material and a billet inner material in at least one cross-section; a tool operably engaged with the billet; an extrudate receiving channel configured to receive extrudate from the tool, wherein the extrudate comprises extruded outer material and extruded inner material in at least one cross-section, the extruded outer material being the same material as the billet outer material, and the extruded inner material being the same as the billet inner material. Methods for producing multi-material shear-assisted extrudate are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Mageshwari Komarasamy, Scott A. Whalen, Brian K. Milligan
  • Shear-Assisted Extrusion Assemblies and Methods
    Publication number: 20230078467
    Abstract: Shear-assisted extrusion assemblies are provided. The assemblies can include a billet containing assembly containing a billet comprising a billet outer material and a billet inner material in at least one cross-section; a tool operably engaged with the billet; an extrudate receiving channel configured to receive extrudate from the tool, wherein the extrudate comprises extruded outer material and extruded inner material in at least one cross-section, the extruded outer material being the same material as the billet outer material, and the extruded inner material being the same as the billet inner material. Methods for producing multi-material shear-assisted extrudate are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mageshwari Komarasamy, Scott A. Whalen, Brian K. Milligan