Patents by Inventor Jerry M. King

Jerry M. King 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).

  • Stiochiometric silicon carbide fibers from thermo-chemically cured polysilazanes
    Patent number: 9045347
    Abstract: A novel polycrystalline stoichiometric fine SiC fiber substantially free of impurities is produced using a novel pre-ceramic polymer. The pre-ceramic polymer is prepared by reacting a mixture of chlorodisilane, boron trichloride, and a vinyl chlorodisilane with an excess of hexamethyldisilazane to form the pre-ceramic polymer resin, which may then be melt-spun, cured, pyrolyzed and heat-treated to obtain the finished SiC fiber. The manufacturing process for the production of the fine SiC ceramic fiber allows for flexibility with respect to cross-linking, in that low-cost thermal treatments may replace more complex methods, while obtaining fibers with improved materials properties as compared to currently available SiC fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward J. A. Pope, Christopher L. Hill, Carl N. Brabham, Jerry M. King, Bernard T. Morkunas
  • STIOCHIOMETRIC SILICON CARBIDE FIBERS FROM THERMO-CHEMICALLY CURED POLYSILAZANES
    Publication number: 20110212329
    Abstract: A novel polycrystalline stoichiometric fine SiC fiber substantially free of impurities is produced using a novel pre-ceramic polymer. The pre-ceramic polymer is prepared by reacting a mixture of chlorodisilane, boron trichloride, and a vinyl chlorodisilane with an excess of hexamethyldisilazane to form the pre-ceramic polymer resin, which may then be melt-spun, cured, pyrolyzed and heat-treated to obtain the finished SiC fiber. The manufacturing process for the production of the fine SiC ceramic fiber allows for flexibility with respect to cross-linking, in that low-cost thermal treatments may replace more complex methods, while obtaining fibers with improved materials properties as compared to currently available SiC fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Edward J.A. Pope, Christopher L. Hill, Carl N. Brabham, Jerry M. King, Bernard T. Morkunas