Patents by Inventor Donald W. Forester

Donald W. Forester 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).

  • Solid state hydrogen pumping and storage material
    Patent number: 4489049
    Abstract: A solid-state hydrogen storage system. A layer of an amorphous binary metal lloy of a lanthanide and iron, nickel or cobalt is disposed on a suitable substrate and overcoated with palladium metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Donald W. Forester, Peter Lubitz, Carmine Vittoria
  • Alloys and method of making
    Patent number: 4469536
    Abstract: Novel alloys composed of two immiscible metals are made by vapor-depositing the metals simultaneously onto a suitable substrate. By way of example, alloys of iron and bismuth or cobalt and bismuth may be produced according to this invention. Many of the novel alloys have useful ferromagnetic and magneto-optical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Donald W. Forester