Patents by Inventor Michael P. DeCicco

Michael P. DeCicco 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).

  • Semi-solid forming of metal-matrix nanocomposites
    Patent number: 7509993
    Abstract: A metal matrix nanocomposite is formed by heating a metal above its liquidus temperature, adding nanoparticles, and then agitating the mixture with high-frequency (and preferably ultrasonic) vibration. The mixture can then be cooled below the liquidus of the metal to a semisolid state, and placed in a mold to form it into some desired shape. The formed mixture can then be quenched or otherwise allowed to cool to provide an article in finished (or nearly so) form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Lih-Sheng Turng, Michael P. DeCicco, Xiaochun Li