Patents by Inventor Hank Breit

Hank Breit 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).

  • Pre-plating surface treatments for enhanced galvanic-corrosion resistance
    Patent number: 7645494
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method that involves (a) removing graphite from at least one surface of a metal graphite composite material; (b) chemically cleaning or plasma etching the surface of the metal graphite composite material; (c) applying a metal-containing material to the surface of the chemically cleaned or plasma etched metal graphite composite material, and thereby forming an intermediate layer; (d) applying a metal coating on the intermediate layer, and thereby forming a composite material. The invention also relates to a composite material comprising (a) a metal graphite composite substrate having at least one surface that is substantially free of graphite; (b) a metal-containing intermediate layer located on a surface of the substrate; and (c) a metal coating on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: H.C. Starck Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Wu, James Cornie, Stephen Cornie, Hank Breit, Larry Ballard, Richard R. Malen, Prabhat Kumar, John Shields, Robert Desberg
  • PRE-PLATING SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR ENHANCED GALVANIC-CORROSION RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20080176005
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method that involves (a) removing graphite from at least one surface of a metal graphite composite material; (b) chemically cleaning or plasma etching the surface of the metal graphite composite material; (c) applying a metal-containing material to the surface of the chemically cleaned or plasma etched metal graphite composite material, and thereby forming an intermediate layer; (d) applying a metal coating on the intermediate layer, and thereby forming a composite material. The invention also relates to a composite material comprising (a) a metal graphite composite substrate having at least one surface that is substantially free of graphite; (b) a metal-containing intermediate layer located on a surface of the substrate; and (c) a metal coating on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Wu, James Cornie, Stephen Cornie, Hank Breit, Larry Ballard, Richard Malen, Prabhat Kumar, John Shields, Robert Desberg
  • Pre-plating surface treatments for enhanced galvanic-corrosion resistance
    Patent number: 7368176
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method that involves (a) removing graphite from at least one surface of a metal graphite composite material; (b) chemically cleaning or plasma etching the surface of the metal graphite composite material; (c) applying a metal-containing material to the surface of the chemically cleaned or plasma etched metal graphite composite material, and thereby forming an intermediate layer; (d) applying a metal coating on the intermediate layer, and thereby forming a composite material. The invention also relates to a composite material comprising (a) a metal graphite composite substrate having at least one surface that is substantially free of graphite; (b) a metal-containing intermediate layer located on a surface of the substrate; and (c) a metal coating on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignees: H.C. Starck Inc., Metal Matrix Cast Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Wu, James Cornie, Stephen Cornie, Hank Breit, Larry Ballard, Richard Malen, Prabhat Kumar, John Shields, Robert Desberg
  • Pre-plating surface treatments for enhanced galvanic-corrosion resistance
    Publication number: 20060234055
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method that involves (a) removing graphite from at least one surface of a metal graphite composite material; (b) chemically cleaning or plasma etching the surface of the metal graphite composite material; (c) applying a metal-containing material to the surface of the chemically cleaned or plasma etched metal graphite composite material, and thereby forming an intermediate layer; (d) applying a metal coating on the intermediate layer, and thereby forming a composite material. The invention also relates to a composite material comprising (a) a metal graphite composite substrate having at least one surface that is substantially free of graphite; (b) a metal-containing intermediate layer located on a surface of the substrate; and (c) a metal coating on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Wu, James Cornie, Stephen Cornie, Hank Breit, Larry Ballard, Richard Malen, Prabhat Kumar, John Shields, Robert Desberg