Patents by Inventor Daniel A. SCHAEFFER

Daniel A. SCHAEFFER 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).

  • Durable superhydrophobic coatings
    Patent number: 9828521
    Abstract: A superhydrophobic coating including a plurality of particles and a resin. The particles covalently bond to the resin and the resin does not fill the pores of the superhydrophobic particles such that the three dimensional surface topology of the superhydrophobic particles is preserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: John T. Simpson, Georgios Polyzos, Daniel A. Schaeffer
  • Electrically isolated, high melting point, metal wire arrays and method of making same
    Patent number: 9245671
    Abstract: A method of making a wire array includes the step of providing a tube of a sealing material and having an interior surface, and positioning a wire in the tube, the wire having an exterior surface. The tube is heated to soften the tube, and the softened tube is drawn and collapsed by a mild vacuum to bring the interior surface of the tube into contact with the wire to create a coated wire. The coated wires are bundled. The bundled coated wires are heated under vacuum to fuse the tube material coating the wires and create a fused rod with a wire array embedded therein. The fused rod is cut to form a wire array. A wire array is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: John T. Simpson, Joseph P. Cunningham, Brian R. D'Urso, Troy R. Hendricks, Daniel A. Schaeffer
  • DURABLE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS
    Publication number: 20140155522
    Abstract: A superhydrophobic coating including a plurality of particles and a resin. The particles covalently bond to the resin and the resin does not fill the pores of the superhydrophobic particles such that the three dimensional surface topology of the superhydrophobic particles is preserved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: John T. SIMPSON, Georgios POLYZOS, Daniel A. SCHAEFFER
  • ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED, HIGH MELTING POINT, METAL WIRE ARRAYS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20130240242
    Abstract: A method of making a wire array includes the step of providing a tube of a sealing material and having an interior surface, and positioning a wire in the tube, the wire having an exterior surface. The tube is heated to soften the tube, and the softened tube is drawn and collapsed by a mild vacuum to bring the interior surface of the tube into contact with the wire to create a coated wire. The coated wires are bundled. The bundled coated wires are heated under vacuum to fuse the tube material coating the wires and create a fused rod with a wire array embedded therein. The fused rod is cut to form a wire array. A wire array is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: John T. SIMPSON, Joseph P. CUNNINGHAM, Brian R. D'URSO, Troy R. HENDRICKS, Daniel A. SCHAEFFER