Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Hass

Kenneth C. Hass 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).

  • Process of depositing a carbon film having metallic properties
    Patent number: 5110577
    Abstract: A superhard carbon composition, having a crystal structure cell consisting of (i) a unit cell of six carbon atoms with crystallographic hexagonal symmetry, (ii) all carbon atoms in flat three-fold coordinated configurations (sp.sup.2 bonding), and (iii) carbon atoms in layers of chains which zig-zag in a direction normal to the layers with each layer being rotated 60.degree. with respect to its adjacent layer. The composition has a density of about 3.2 g/cm.sup.3, a bulk modulus and a hardness exceeding diamond (bulk modulus is 6.9 Mbar), and a bonding length of 1.45-1.47 angstroms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Tamor, Kenneth C. Hass