Patents by Inventor Michael Charles Shai

Michael Charles Shai 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).

  • Electrically conductive thermal control coatings
    Patent number: 4111851
    Abstract: A coating characterized by low thermal absorption, high thermal emittance and high electrical conductivity comprises:(a) a fired oxide pigment comprising a minor amount of aluminum oxide and a major amount of zinc oxide;(b) a vehicle-binder comprising an alkali metal silicate; and(c) sufficient water to provide a mixture suitable for application to a substrate.The fired oxide pigment may further include a minor amount of cobalt oxide. The resulting coating is particularly useful for coating the surfaces of spacecraft and similar objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Michael Charles Shai