Patents by Inventor E. Erwin Klaus

E. Erwin Klaus 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).

  • Lubricants for ceramics at elevated temperatures
    Patent number: 5554309
    Abstract: A method for reducing the coefficient of friction and wear at the interface of two ceramic surfaces at temperatures above approximately 600.degree. F. The method comprising the steps of: a) providing a first and second ceramic surface; b) providing a lubricant selected from the group consisting of p-dodecylphenol, C26 and organophosphorus compounds; and c) applying the lubricant to the interface of the first and second ceramic surfaces at temperatures above approximately 600.degree. F. to reduce the coefficient of friction at the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Robert W. Bruce, E. Erwin Klaus