Patents by Inventor Joseph J. McCauley, III

Joseph J. McCauley, III 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 utilizing a ceramic for temperature measurement
    Patent number: 5338566
    Abstract: A ceramic thin film applique provided on a substrate effects an optical transition at a predetermined elevated temperature. Below the transition temperature, the applique exhibits distinctive visual and physical characteristics, for example color, opaqueness and/or texture, but when the substrate is heated to the transition temperature, the visual and physical characteristics of the applique change noticeably. The invention encompasses the composition of the applique itself, as well as the methods of making the applique, applying it to the substrate, and using it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: Avco Corporation
    Inventors: Otto J. Gregory, Joseph J. McCauley, III
  • Ceramic coating for temperature measurement
    Patent number: 5135795
    Abstract: A ceramic thin film applique provided on a substrate effects an optical transition at a predetermined elevated temperature. Below the transition temperature, the applique exhibits distinctive visual and physical characteristics, for example color, opaqueness and/or texture, but when the substrate is heated to the transition temperature, the visual and physical characteristics of the applique change noticeably. The invention encompasses the composition of the applique itself, as well as the methods of making the applique, applying it to the substrate, and using it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Avco Corporation
    Inventors: Otto J. Gregory, Joseph J. McCauley, III