Patents by Inventor John C. Post

John C. Post 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 for enhanced additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 10166751
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing a three dimensional (3D) part. In one implementation a system in accordance with the present disclosure may make use of an additive manufacturing (AM) subsystem for performing an AM operation to form the 3D part. The 3D part may be formed using a plurality of distinct material layers layered one on top of another. The system may also involve at least one of a laser peening (LP) subsystem and a High Velocity Laser Accelerated Deposition (HVLAD) subsystem. The LP subsystem may be used for laser peening a selected subquantity of the layers, to impart improved hardness to the selected subquantity of the layers and/or to the overall 3D part. The HVLAD subsystem may be used to bond at least one of the material layers to a previously laid down one of the material layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin J. Kramer, Andrew Bayramian, Bassem S. El-Dasher, Joseph C. Farmer, John C. Post, James A. Demuth
  • Isotope specific arbitrary material flow meter
    Patent number: 9476747
    Abstract: A laser-based mono-energetic gamma-ray source is used to provide non-destructive and non-intrusive, quantitative determination of the absolute amount of a specific isotope contained within pipe as part of a moving fluid or quasi-fluid material stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. J. Barty, John C. Post, Edwin Jones
  • ISOTOPE SPECIFIC ARBITRARY MATERIAL FLOW METER
    Publication number: 20160161315
    Abstract: A laser-based mono-energetic gamma-ray source is used to provide non-destructive and non-intrusive, quantitative determination of the absolute amount of a specific isotope contained within pipe as part of a moving fluid or quasi-fluid material stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. J. Barty, John C. Post, Edwin Jones