Patents by Inventor Michael S. Epperly

Michael S. Epperly 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).

  • Intermetallic-containing composite bodies, and methods for making same
    Patent number: 8741212
    Abstract: Composite bodies made by a silicon metal infiltration process that feature a silicon intermetallic, e.g., a metal silicide. Not only does this give the composite material engineer greater flexibility in designing or tailoring the physical properties of the resulting composite material, but the infiltrant also can be engineered compositionally to have much diminished amounts of expansion upon solidification, thereby enhancing net-shape-making capabilities. These and other consequences of engineering the metal component of composite bodies made by silicon infiltration permit the fabrication of large structures of complex shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventors: Michael K. Aghajanian, Allyn L. McCormick, Michael S. Epperly
  • INTERMETALLIC-CONTAINING COMPOSITE BODIES, AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20120277087
    Abstract: Composite bodies made by a silicon metal infiltration process that feature a silicon intermetallic, e.g., a metal silicide. Not only does this give the composite material engineer greater flexibility in designing or tailoring the physical properties of the resulting composite material, but the infiltrant also can be engineered compositionally to have much diminished amounts of expansion upon solidification, thereby enhancing net-shape-making capabilities. These and other consequences of engineering the metal component of composite bodies made by silicon infiltration permit the fabrication of large structures of complex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Michael K. Aghajanian, Allyn L. McCormick, Michael S. Epperly
  • Intermetallic-containing composite bodies, and methods for making same
    Publication number: 20090130435
    Abstract: Composite bodies made by a silicon metal infiltration process that feature a silicon intermetallic, e.g., a metal silicide. Not only does this give the composite material engineer greater flexibility in designing or tailoring the physical properties of the resulting composite material, but the infiltrant also can be engineered compositionally to have much diminished amounts of expansion upon solidification, thereby enhancing net-shape-making capabilities. These and other consequences of engineering the metal component of composite bodies made by silicon infiltration permit the fabrication of large structures of complex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Michael K. Aghajanian, Allyn L. McCormick, Michael S. Epperly