Patents by Inventor Max Scruggs

Max Scruggs 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).

  • THERMALLY MODIFIED OXIDE BASED PRETREATMENTS FOR METALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230243060
    Abstract: Provided herein are corrosion resistant metal substrates and methods for producing the same by thermal modification. The disclosure provides methods for producing corrosion resistant substrates by producing a pretreatment film on a surface of a metal substrate and heating the pretreated metal substrate. In particular, the metal substrate and/or the pretreated metal substrate of these methods is in an F temper, a T4 temper, or a T6 temper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Novelis Inc.
    Inventors: Theresa Elizabeth MacFarlane, Max Scruggs, Lasitha Cumaranatunge, Kevin Mark Johnson, Brian Paradis, Tudor Piroteala, Peter Lloyd Redmond, Duane Bendzinski, Thomas J. Beck, Thomas John Beckman