Patents by Inventor Brian S. Good

Brian S. Good 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).

  • Conductive high toughness oxides deposited by plasma spray—physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD)
    Patent number: 11047034
    Abstract: Oxide coatings deposited by plasma spray-physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD) can be processed to be mechanically tough (erosion resistant) and electrically conductive at room temperature. The electrically conductive phase contained within the oxide (MO2) coatings is a metastable suboxide (MO) that has not been formed in significant volume under any other known methods. Content of the electrically conductive phase can be varied in addition to the microstructure, which can be columnar, planar, or a combination of the two depending on the processing conditions. Upon exposing the material to moderate temperatures (>300° C.), the metastable phase is further oxidized (to MO2), and the material becomes insulating, but retains its high toughness and microstructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Bryan J. Harder, Michael P. Schmitt, Brian S. Good