Patents by Inventor Linn W. Hobbs

Linn W. Hobbs 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).

  • Oxidation and sulfidation resistant chromium-niobium alloy
    Patent number: 5368813
    Abstract: Oxidation and sulfidation resistant alloys and mixtures including chromium and niobium as well as oxidation and sulfidation resistant articles including chromium and niobium present as either an alloy or a mixture are provided. A method for preparing an oxidation and sulfidation resistant article by preparing a material including chromium and niobium and either forming an article directly from the chromium and niobium containing material or forming the article from a base material and coating the material with a coating including a chromium and niobium-containing material is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a MA Corp.
    Inventors: Linn W. Hobbs, Chuxin Zhou, Julia C. Duncan