Patents by Inventor George A. Leighton

George A. Leighton 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).

  • Mitigation of hydrogen cyanide in aerogels
    Patent number: 7691474
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention describes aerogel materials comprising an additive comprising a compound comprising at least two different metal elements. Another embodiment, involves aerogel particulates in combination with said compound. Said compound preferably comprises at least two different transition metal elements and may be in an oxide form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
    Inventors: George Leighton Gould, Wendell Eugene Rhine, Redouane Begag, Xiangjun Hu
  • Device with strain gaged threaded portion
    Patent number: 5044204
    Abstract: A device in which tension or compression axially of a threaded portion can be measured without thread deformation has threads with a material adhering to and filling an area of the threads, and strain gages adhered to the filling material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Teledyne Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: George A. Leighton