Patents by Inventor Ian Matthew Laing

Ian Matthew Laing 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).

  • Bearing materials and method for the production thereof
    Patent number: 8007178
    Abstract: A plain bearing and a method for the production thereof is described, the method being for the deposition on a substrate of a layer of material having a metallic matrix, the method comprising the steps of: producing a powder of a desired aluminium-based alloy composition having a predetermined oxide content; depositing said aluminium alloy powder onto a bearing substrate by a metal spraying technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Mahle Engine Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Carl Perrin, Ian Matthew Laing