Patents by Inventor Gordon Arthur Fowler

Gordon Arthur Fowler 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).

  • Process for hydriding magnesium based alloys
    Patent number: 3960609
    Abstract: Magnesium alloys are treated in a hydrogen atmosphere containing water vapor at an elevated temperature to enable hydrogen to diffuse into the alloy surface, the proportion of water vapor in the atmosphere being reduced during exposure. The alloy may be treated with chromic acid before exposure to increase the degree of penetration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1976
    Assignee: Magnesium Elektron Limited
    Inventors: William Unsworth, Gordon Arthur Fowler