Patents by Inventor Michael J. Furey

Michael J. Furey 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).

  • Wear reducing compositions and methods for their use
    Patent number: 5880072
    Abstract: Compositions for reducing wear and friction of rubbing surfaces including mixtures of a cyclic amide and a monoester formed by reacting a dicarboxylic acid and a polyol in substantially equimolar amounts where the dicarboxylic acid is a dimer of an unsaturated fatty acid. The invention also relates to methods of use of such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Furey, Czeslaw Kajdas
  • Wear reduction using cyclic amide compounds
    Patent number: 5851964
    Abstract: Method of reducing wear between rubbing surfaces by contacting a surface of a solid material with a cyclic amide before and/or while it is being rubbed against another surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Furey, Czeslaw Kajdas
  • Method for reducing friction and wear of rubbing surfaces using anti-wear compounds in gaseous phase
    Patent number: 5716911
    Abstract: Method of lubricating a rubbed surface with a gaseous phase lubricant including a monomer constituent dispersed in a carrier fluid, where the monomer constituent is capable of forming in situ a polymer film directly on rubbing surfaces but is not polymerized in the carrier fluid, such that wear and friction of the rubbed surface are effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Furey, Czeslaw Kajdas
  • Method for reducing ceramic tool wear and friction in machining/cutting applications
    Patent number: 5651648
    Abstract: A method for reducing wear of ceramic cutting components during machining operations in which surface material is removed from a workpiece with reduced friction and with improved surface finish imparted to the reshaped workpiece. The method uses of cutting fluid compositions containing monomers capable of forming polymers in situ when subjected to tribological conditions (such as high temperature, pressure, and friction) existing at the contact area developed between the ceramic tool and surface of the workpiece during machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Furey, Czeslaw Kajdas
  • Compositions for reducing wear on ceramic surfaces
    Patent number: 5637558
    Abstract: Fluid compositions comprised of a monomer constituent dissolved in a carrier fluid, where the monomer constituent is capable of forming a polymer film directly on rubbing surfaces but is not polymerized in solution, have been found to be effective for reducing ceramic wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Furey, Czeslaw Kajdas
  • Compositions for reducing wear on ceramic surfaces
    Patent number: 5407601
    Abstract: Fluid compositions comprised of a monomer constituent dissolved in a carrier fluid, where the monomer constituent is capable of forming a polymer film directly on rubbing surfaces but is not polymerized in solution, have been found to be effective for reducing ceramic wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Center For Innovative Technology
    Inventors: Michael J. Furey, Czeslaw Kajdas