Patents by Inventor Lamar T. Royer

Lamar T. Royer 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).

  • Extraction process for removing metallic impurities from alkalide metals
    Patent number: 4721525
    Abstract: A development is described for removing metallic impurities from alkali metals by employing an extraction process wherein the metallic impurities are extracted from a molten alkali metal into molten lithium metal due to the immiscibility of the alkali metals in lithium and the miscibility of the metallic contaminants or impurities in the lithium. The purified alkali metal may be readily separated from the contaminant-containing lithium metal by simple decanting due to the differences in densities and melting temperatures of the alkali metals as compared to lithium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Lamar T. Royer