Patents by Inventor Brian Melof

Brian Melof 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).

  • Thermite torch formulation including combined oxidizers
    Patent number: 7988802
    Abstract: A thermite torch formulation that consists essentially of a metal fuel, a first oxidizer CuO, a second oxidizer MoO3, and a binder material. When the thermite formulation is reacted, a torch may direct at least one reaction product onto a certain region of an object to deliver a large amount of energy to that region of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson, Brian Melof
  • THERMITE TORCH FORMULATION INCLUDING COMBINED OXIDIZERS
    Publication number: 20100143851
    Abstract: A thermite torch formulation that consists essentially of a metal fuel, a first oxidizer CuO, a second oxidizer MoO3, and a binder material. When the thermite formulation is reacted, a torch may direct at least one reaction product onto a certain region of an object to deliver a large amount of energy to that region of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson, Brian Melof
  • Pyrotechnic thermite composition
    Patent number: 7632365
    Abstract: A thermite formulation for use in thermite torch applications made up of from about 3 percent by weight to about 35 percent by weight Mg/Al alloy, from about 30 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight CuO, and from about 15 percent by weight to about 35 percent by weight MoO3. Additionally, the formulation may also include a binder material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven P. D'Arche, Travis Swanson, Brian Melof