Patents by Inventor Kenneth Adcock

Kenneth Adcock 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).

  • Enhancement of thermal stability of porous bodies comprised of stainless steel or an alloy
    Publication number: 20070140890
    Abstract: A method for treating a porous item constructed of metal powder, such as a powder made of Series 400 stainless steel, involves a step of preheating the porous item to a temperature of between about 700 and 900° C. degrees in an oxidizing atmosphere and then sintering the body in an inert or reducing atmosphere at a temperature which is slightly below the melting temperature of the metal which comprises the porous item. The thermal stability of the resulting item is enhanced by this method so that the item retains its porosity and metallic characteristics, such as ductility, at higher (e.g. near-melting) temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Bischoff, Theodore Sutton, Roddie Judkins, Timothy Armstrong, Kenneth Adcock