Patents by Inventor Jerry L. Fields

Jerry L. Fields 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 of producing high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloys
    Patent number: 7879286
    Abstract: A method of producing a high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloy, comprising combining the titanium alloy with boron so that the boron concentration in the boron-modified titanium alloy does not exceed the eutectic limit. The carbon concentration of the boron-modified titanium alloy is maintained below a predetermined limit to avoid embrittlement. The boron-modified alloy is heated to a temperature above the beta transus temperature to eliminate any supersaturated excess boron. The boron-modified titanium alloy is deformed at a speed slow enough to prevent microstructural damage and reduced ductility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel B. Miracle, Seshacharyulu Tamirisakandala, Radhakrishna B. Bhat, Dale J. McEldowney, Jerry L. Fields, William M. Hanusiak, Rob L. Grabow, C. Fred Yolton, Eric S. Bono
  • Method of producing high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloys
    Publication number: 20070286761
    Abstract: A method of producing a high strength, high stiffness and high ductility titanium alloy, comprising combining the titanium alloy with boron so that the boron concentration in the boron-modified titanium alloy does not exceed the eutectic limit. The carbon concentration of the boron-modified titanium alloy is maintained below a predetermined limit to avoid embrittlement. The boron-modified alloy is heated to a temperature above the beta transus temperature to eliminate any supersaturated excess boron. The boron-modified titanium alloy is deformed at a speed slow enough to prevent microstructural damage and reduced ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel B. Miracle, Seshacharyulu Tamirisakandala, Radhakrishna B. Bhat, Dale J. McEldowney, Jerry L. Fields, William M. Hanusiak, Rob L. Grabow, C. Fred Yolton, Eric S. Bono
  • Combustible compositions for air-augmented rocket engines
    Patent number: 6736912
    Abstract: A solid combustible composition for use in solid fuel air-augmented rocket engines which very substantially increases the temperature efficiency of afterburner fuel combustion with ram air, thereby greatly increasing engine performance. The improvement comprises dispersing in a matrix comprising the solid, fuel-rich organic compositions conventionally utilized in air-augmented rockets, particles containing solid oxidizable element and fluorine oxidizer compound which reacts with the element to produce gaseous subfluoride compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Inventors: Jerry L. Fields, James D. Martin
  • Seismic trace interpolation using f-k filtering
    Patent number: 4594693
    Abstract: In seismic exploration, aliasing caused by coarse sampling along a line of exploration is corrected by trace interpolation. The interpolated traces are obtained by inserting zero amplitude traces between seismic traces. Transformation into the f-k domain and filtering of the aliased regions in the f-k domain produces properly interpolated traces when transformed to the x-t domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Keh Pann, Jerry L. Fields