Patents by Inventor Malcolm Benn

Malcolm Benn 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).

  • Method of forming binderless carbon materials
    Patent number: 4883617
    Abstract: Solid carbon materials with improved strength are made from mesophase pitch. The pitch is ground to give particles of diameter less than 10 micrometers and oxidised. Oxidised particles not more than 10 micrometers in diameter are shaped, carbonized, and optionally graphitized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company p.l.c.
    Inventors: Malcolm Benn, Alan Grint, Graeme P. Proud, Brian Rand