Patents by Inventor Frank D. Kinney

Frank D. Kinney 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 controlling the oxygen content in agglomerated molybdenum powders
    Patent number: 4624700
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for introducing a controlled level of oxygen into agglomerated molybdenum plasma spray powder. The method involves forming a relatively uniform mixture of agglomerated powders consisting essentially of molybdenum and one or more oxygen containing compounds of molybdenum wherein said mixture has an oxygen content of greater than about 10% by weight and reducing the mixture at a sufficient temperature for a sufficient time to remove a portion of the oxygen therefrom and form a molybdenum powder having an oxygen content of no greater than about about 10% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: GTE Products Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Port, David L. Houck, Frank D. Kinney