Patents by Inventor Philip R. Frausto

Philip R. Frausto 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).

  • Method of bonding an electrically conductive material to an electrically conductive layer which overlies a curved non-metallic substrate
    Patent number: H158
    Abstract: An improved method is disclosed of bonding an electrically conductive matal to an electrically conductive layer which is adhered to and which overlies a curved non-metallic substrate. This method comprises providing a non-metallic substrate with a curved surface. This substrate has adhered to its surface an electrically conductive layer. An electrically conductive material which is to be bonded to the electrically conductive layer is placed on the electrically conductive layer. A rigid, substantially inert and transparent to laser beam energy, cover means is placed on the electrically conductive material sufficiently to hold the electrically conductive material against the electrically conductive layer. A high energy density pulsed laser beam is directed on the materials at a sufficiently high energy density thereby welding the materials together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Philip R. Frausto, Charles E. Wickersham, Thomas R. Tucker