Patents by Inventor Carlton D. Whiting

Carlton D. Whiting 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).

  • Method of identifying defective particle coatings
    Patent number: 4591478
    Abstract: A method for identifying coated particles having defective coatings desig to retain therewithin a build-up of gaseous materials including:(a) Pulling a vacuum on the particles;(b) Backfilling the particles at atmospheric pressure with a liquid capable of wetting the exterior surface of the coated particles, said liquid being a compound which includes an element having an atomic number higher than the highest atomic number of any element in the composition which forms the exterior surface of the particle coating;(c) Drying the particles; and(d) Radiographing the particles.By television monitoring, examination of the radiographs is substantially enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy
    Inventors: Mark E. Cohen, Carlton D. Whiting