Patents by Inventor Leo V. M. Antony

Leo V. M. Antony 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).

  • Nano powders, components and coatings by plasma technique
    Patent number: 7615097
    Abstract: Ultra fine and nanometer powders and a method of producing same are provided, preferably refractory metal and ceramic nanopowders. When certain precursors are injected into the plasma flame in a reactor chamber, the materials are heated, melted and vaporized and the chemical reaction is induced in the vapor phase. The vapor phase is quenched rapidly to solid phase to yield the ultra pure, ultra fine and nano product. With this technique, powders have been made 20 nanometers in size in a system capable of a bulk production rate of more than 10 lbs/hr. The process is particularly applicable to tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium, tungsten carbide, molybdenum carbide and other related materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Plasma Processes, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy N. McKechnie, Leo V. M. Antony, Scott O'Dell, Chris Power, Terry Tabor