Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Asbury

Joseph J. Asbury 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).

  • Porous beryllium
    Patent number: 6174493
    Abstract: Porous articles consisting virtually entirely of beryllium metal are prepared by using iodine as a fugitive pore former. An admixture of beryllium powder and crystalline iodine is pressed into a compact and then heated in vacuum at a temperature of about 100° C. to sublime the iodine. The compact is thereafter sintered at a temperature of about 1000° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1967
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Joseph J. Asbury