Patents by Inventor Nigel Winters

Nigel Winters 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).

  • Titanium materials
    Patent number: 6596228
    Abstract: Described is a method and apparatus for producing high purity titanium and high purity titanium so produced. The process contemplates producing titanium sponge in a container and performing titanium fused salt electrolysis in situ in the same container to produce high purity titanium crystal, and where especially low oxygen content is desired, to treat the high purity titanium crystal as produced with iodine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Rosenberg, Nigel Winters, Yun Xu
  • Titanium materials
    Publication number: 20020194953
    Abstract: Described is a method and apparatus for producing high purity titanium and high purity titanium so produced. The process contemplates producing titanium sponge in a container and performing titanium fused salt electrolysis in situ in the same container to produce high purity titanium crystal, and where especially low oxygen content is desired, to treat the high purity titanium crystal as produced with iodine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Harry Rosenberg, Nigel Winters, Yun Xu
  • Titanium crystal and titanium
    Patent number: 6309595
    Abstract: This invention includes a method and an apparatus for producing high purity titanium and high purity titanium so produced. The high purity titanium comprises titanium and less than 0.1 ppm, by weight, total of sodium, potassium, aluminum, iron, chromium, zirconium, vanadium and nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: The AltalGroup, Inc
    Inventors: Harry Rosenberg, Nigel Winters, Yun Xu
  • Method for producing titanium crystal and titanium
    Patent number: 6063254
    Abstract: Described is a method and apparatus for producing high purity titanium and high purity titanium so produced. The process contemplates producing titanium sponge in a container and performing titanium fused salt electrolysis in situ in the same container to produce high purity titanium crystal, and where especially low oxygen content is desired, to treat the high purity titanium crystal as produced with iodine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: The Alta Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Rosenberg, Nigel Winters, Yun Xu
  • Apparatus for producing titanium crystal and titanium
    Patent number: 6024847
    Abstract: Described is a method and apparatus for producing high purity titanium and high purity titanium so produced. The process contemplates producing titanium sponge in a container and performing titanium fused salt electrolysis in situ in the same container to produce high purity titanium crystal, and where especially low oxygen content is desired, to treat the high purity titanium crystal as produced with iodine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: The Alta Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Rosenberg, Nigel Winters, Yun Xu