Patents by Inventor Curtis Jack Miller

Curtis Jack Miller 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 for the preparation of ferrous low carbon porous material
    Patent number: 8734715
    Abstract: A method for preparing a porous metal article using a powder metallurgy forming process is provided which eliminates the conventional steps associated with removing residual carbon. The method uses a feedstock that includes a ferrous metal powder and a polycarbonate binder. The polycarbonate binder can be removed by thermal decomposition after the metal article is formed without leaving a carbon residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventor: Curtis Jack Miller
  • LOW CARBON COATINGS AND SLIPS FOR MEMBRANE DEPOSITION
    Publication number: 20120181733
    Abstract: A metal powder slip composition includes a metal powder, a polycarbonate binder, and a liquid carrier. The slip composition can be debound after slip casting without generating residual carbon. The slip composition can be formed into a porous metal layer on a porous substrate object, the porous metal layer having low residual carbon content, without requiring a step of removing residual carbon. A corresponding method of making a porous metal layer is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Brian L. Bischoff, Curtis Jack Miller
  • METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF FERROUS LOW CARBON POROUS MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120183428
    Abstract: A method for preparing a porous metal article using a powder metallurgy forming process is provided which eliminates the conventional steps associated with removing residual carbon. The method uses a feedstock that includes a ferrous metal powder and a polycarbonate binder. The polycarbonate binder can be removed by thermal decomposition after the metal article is formed without leaving a carbon residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Curtis Jack Miller