Patents by Inventor Mark Allen Tschopp, JR.

Mark Allen Tschopp, JR. 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 for creating porous structures by particle expansion
    Patent number: 10648064
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal foam includes mechanically working a metallic powder such that oxide particles are finely dispersed within a metallic matrix and annealing the mechanically worked metallic powder in a vacuum the annealed metallic powder such that intraparticle porosity is formed by decomposition of the oxide particles at elevated temperature to reduce the oxide particles to metallic form and liberate the oxygen atoms in gaseous form, thereby creating porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: Millersville University of Pennsylvania, The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Atwater, Kris Allen Darling, Mark Allen Tschopp, Jr.
  • Method of creating porous structures by particle expansion
    Patent number: 10640848
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal foam. The process includes mechanically working a metallic powder such that oxide particles and/or dissolved oxygen are finely dispersed within a metallic matrix of the metallic particles that make up the metallic powder. The mechanically worked metallic powder is then annealed in a reducing atmosphere, where the reducing atmosphere is an atmosphere that results in the reduction of oxide and/or dissolved oxygen into vapor or gas molecules such that intraparticle porosity is formed within the metallic matrix by conversion of the oxide particles and/or dissolved oxygen to create vapor or gas molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: Millersville University of Pennsylvania, The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Atwater, Kris Allen Darling, Mark Allen Tschopp, Jr.
  • METHOD OF CREATING POROUS STRUCTURES BY PARTICLE EXPANSION
    Publication number: 20200024692
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal foam. The process includes mechanically working a metallic powder such that oxide particles and/or dissolved oxygen are finely dispersed within a metallic matrix of the metallic particles that make up the metallic powder. The mechanically worked metallic powder is then annealed in a reducing atmosphere, where the reducing atmosphere is an atmosphere that results in the reduction of oxide and/or dissolved oxygen into vapor or gas molecules such that intraparticle porosity is formed within the metallic matrix by conversion of the oxide particles and/or dissolved oxygen to create vapor or gas molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Atwater, Kris Allen Darling, Mark Allen Tschopp, JR.
  • METHOD FOR CREATING POROUS STRUCTURES BY PARTICLE EXPANSION
    Publication number: 20190264302
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal foam includes mechanically working a metallic powder such that oxide particles are finely dispersed within a metallic matrix and annealing the mechanically worked metallic powder in a vacuum the annealed metallic powder such that intraparticle porosity is formed by decomposition of the oxide particles at elevated temperature to reduce the oxide particles to metallic form and liberate the oxygen atoms in gaseous form, thereby creating porosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Atwater, Kris Allen Darling, Mark Allen Tschopp, JR.
  • Method for creating porous structures by particle expansion
    Patent number: 10280485
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal foam. The process includes mechanically working a metallic powder such that oxide particles are finely dispersed within a metallic matrix of the metallic particles that make up the metallic powder. The mechanically worked metallic powder is then annealed in a reducing atmosphere, which in turn reduces the oxide particles within the metallic particles such that H2O gas molecules (steam) are formed within the metallic matrix and intraparticle porosity is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: Millersville University of Pennsylvania, The United State Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Atwater, Kris Allen Darling, Mark Allen Tschopp, Jr.
  • METHOD FOR CREATING POROUS STRUCTURES BY PARTICLE EXPANSION
    Publication number: 20160023273
    Abstract: A process for producing a metal foam. The process includes mechanically working a metallic powder such that oxide particles are finely dispersed within a metallic matrix of the metallic particles that make up the metallic powder. The mechanically worked metallic powder is then annealed in a reducing atmosphere, which in turn reduces the oxide particles within the metallic particles such that H2O gas molecules (steam) are formed within the metallic matrix and intraparticle porosity is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Atwater, Kris Allen Darling, Mark Allen Tschopp, JR.