Patents by Inventor Melissa Womack

Melissa Womack 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).

  • Novel friction and wear-resistant coatings for tools, dies and microelectromechanical systems
    Publication number: 20030219605
    Abstract: New, layered, wear-resistant composites comprising a material having a hardness exceeding 30 GPa, preferably AlMgB14 and a fluorinated polymer, preferably poly(tetrafluoroethylene), and tools and microelectromechanical devices coated with the same, are disclosed. A process to prepare the wear-resistant materials is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc.
    Inventors: Palaniappa A. Molian, Melissa Womack