Patents by Inventor Paul H. Silvis

Paul H. Silvis 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).

  • Publication number: 20160289585
    Abstract: Thermal chemical vapor deposition coated product and uses of such products are disclosed. A thermal chemical vapor deposition coated product includes a threaded substrate and a lubricious coating on the threaded substrate, the lubricious coating having a coefficient of friction of between 0.05 and 0.58 and being a thermal chemical vapor deposition. A process includes engaging the thermal chemical vapor deposition coated product with a material having mating threads, and applying pressure to the thermal chemical vapor deposition coated product while engaged with the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: James B. MATTZELA, Min YUAN, David A. SMITH, Paul H. SILVIS
  • Publication number: 20160059260
    Abstract: Chemical vapor deposition articles and processes include a chemical vapor deposition functionalization on a material, the material including an sp3 arrangement of carbon. The chemical vapor deposition functionalization is positioned to be contacted by a process fluid, a hydrocarbon, an analyte, exhaust, or a combination thereof. Additionally or alternatively, the chemical vapor de position functionalization is not of a refrigerator shelf or a windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: David A. SMITH, Paul H. SILVIS
  • Publication number: 20160060763
    Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition process and coated article are disclosed. The chemical vapor deposition process includes positioning an article in a chemical vapor deposition chamber, then introducing a deposition gas to the chemical vapor deposition chamber at a sub-decomposition temperature that is below the thermal decomposition temperature of the deposition gas, and then heating the chamber to a super-decomposition temperature that is equal to or above the thermal decomposition temperature of the deposition gas resulting in a deposited coating on at least a surface of the article from the introducing of the deposition gas. The chemical vapor deposition process remains within a pressure range of 0.01 psia and 200 psia and/or the deposition gas is dimethylsilane. The coated article includes a substrate subject to corrosion and a deposited coating on the substrate, the deposited coating having silicon, and corrosion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Min YUAN, David A. SMITH, Paul H. SILVIS, James B. MATTZELA
  • Publication number: 20150283307
    Abstract: A coated article is disclosed. The article includes a coating formed by thermal decomposition, oxidation then functionalization. The article is configured for a marine environment, the marine environment including fouling features. The coating is resistant to the fouling features. Additionally or alternatively, the article is a medical device configured for a protein-containing environment, the protein-containing environment including protein adsorption features. The coating is resistant to the protein adsorption features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: David A. SMITH, Min YUAN, James B. MATTZELA, Paul H. SILVIS
  • Publication number: 20150064376
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a coated automotive article includes a functionalized layer applied to at least one surface of the automotive article by chemical deposition, wherein the functionalized layer is selected from a fluoro functional group. The functionalized layer is a layer selected from the group consisting of an oxidized-then-functionalized layer, an organofluoro treated layer, a fluorosilane treated layer, an organofluorotrialkoxysilanes treated layer, an organofluorosilylhydrides-treated layer, an organofluoro silyl treated layer, a tridecafluoro 1,1,2,2-tetrahydrooctylsilane treated layer, an organofluoro alcohol treated layer, a pentafluoropropanol treated layer, an allylheptafluoroisopropyl ether treated layer, a (perfluorobutyl) ethylene treated layer, a (perfluorooctyl) ethylene treated layer, a (perfluoroalkyl) ethylene treated layer, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: David A. SMITH, Paul H. SILVIS
  • Patent number: 8656753
    Abstract: A sleeve unit for preparing a sample for gas chromatographic analysis comprises an inlet liner having a bore therein, an inlet to the bore, and an outlet from the bore, and an inlet liner insert located with the bore. The inlet liner insert extends across the bore to cause a sample being prepared for gas chromatographic analysis to flow through the inlet liner insert. The inlet liner insert comprises an arrangement of wire, the arrangement creating a restricted pathway for the sample as the sample flows through the bore of the inlet liner to the outlet of the bore, and the wire having a surface having a high thermal conductivity and being substantially chemically inert to the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventors: Paul H. Silvis, Thomas E. Kane
  • Publication number: 20130244025
    Abstract: A wear coating is disclosed that includes a layer treated by a trifunctional organosilane. An article is also disclosed, the article having a surface to which the wear coating is applied. A method of applying the wear coating is also disclosed. In some embodiments, the organosilane is trimethylsilane and the wear coating is applied by chemical vapor deposition, followed by heat treating the wear coating in the presence of the trimethylsilane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SILCOTEK CORP.
    Inventors: David A. Smith, James B. Mattzela, Paul H. Silvis, Gary A. Barone, Martin E. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20120251797
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical vapor deposition coating, a chemical vapor deposition article, and a chemical vapor deposition method. The coating, article, and method involve thermal decomposition of dimethylsilane to achieve desired surface properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SILCOTEK CORP.
    Inventors: David A. Smith, James B. Mattzela, Paul H. Silvis, Gary A. Barone
  • Patent number: 7316730
    Abstract: An inlet seal assembly for sealing an injection port member in a chromatography instrument , comprising an injection port member having a raised metal ring, an inlet seal member with an upper surface, a peripheral groove formed in the inlet seal member upper surface, a soft resinous plastic material ring positioned in the peripheral groove opposite the raised metal sealing ring, a reducing nut holding the inlet seal member against the injection port member, and threads connecting the reducing nut to the injection port member whereby to press the soft ring against the raised metal sealing ring to form a seal. The inlet seal assembly also may have a bottom seal between the inlet seal member and the reducing nut. A method of making and using the inlet seal assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Restek Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley R. Rightnour, Michael A. Goss, Paul H. Silvis, Christopher S. Cox
  • Patent number: 5487569
    Abstract: An easily-assembled, heat resistant connector for releasably joining end portions of three capillary tubes for use in chromatography without interrupting flow or interfering with chromatographic results comprises a main body, and a glass insert which has first, second and third hollow legs that are connected together at a central portion, and a connector that connects each leg of the glass insert to a capillary tube. Each leg of the glass insert extends outwardly from the central portion towards an open end portion, and each leg has an inboard bore with a taper that receives and end portion of one of the capillary tubes. The taper is wider near the open end portion of the leg and narrower near the central portion. The connectors are mounted on the main body and a sealing ferrule is provided in each connector for making a seal between the capillary tubes and the legs of the glass insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Restek Corporation
    Inventors: Paul H. Silvis, Bradley R. Rightnour
  • Patent number: 5288113
    Abstract: An easily-assembled, heat-resistant connector for releasably joining end portions of two capillary tubes in end-to-end fashion for use in chromatography without interrupting fluid flow or interfering with chromatographic results, comprises a cylindrical sleeve which has a bore which tapers toward a center point to form press-fit seals with the tips of two capillary tubes. A first ferrule is mounted on the end portion of a first capillary tube, and a second ferrule is mounted on the end portion of a second capillary tube. A jacket surrounds and contains the sleeve, and a first adjustment screw mounted on the jacket pushes against the first ferrule to deform the ferrule into sealing contact with the outside surface of the first capillary tube and with the inside surface of the sleeve. A second adjustment screw mounted on the jacket pushes against the second ferrule to deform the ferrule into sealing contact with the outside surface of the second capillary tube and with the inside surface of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Restek Corporation
    Inventors: Paul H. Silvis, Bradley R. Rightnour, Richard A. Morehead
  • Patent number: 5119669
    Abstract: A sleeve unit for converting a liquid sample into a sample gas and for mixing the sample gas and a carrier gas into a uniform gas mixture and delivering the gas mixture to the inlet end of a capillary tube of a gas chromatograph comprises a tubular liner having a bore, an inlet expansion chamber in the bore for changing a liquid sample into a sample gas, a mixing chamber in the bore next to the inlet chamber, a spiral core baffle inside the mixing chamber for thoroughly mixing the sample gas and the carrier gas into a uniform gas mixture by guiding the sample gas and the carrier gas into a spiral path around the spiral core baffle between the baffle and the liner, and an outlet chamber next to the mixing chamber for delivering the thoroughly mixed sample and carrier gases to an inlet end of a capillary tube of a gas chromatograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Restek Corporation
    Inventors: Paul H. Silvis, Joseph W. Walsh, David M. Shelow