Patents by Inventor Phylis Sarah Makurunje

Phylis Sarah Makurunje 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).

  • Ceramic composite and method to prepare the composite
    Patent number: 10040724
    Abstract: The present invention provides for carbide ceramic matrix composite comprising Cf/C—SiC-xMC wherein Cf/C is a carbon fiber reinforced carbon matrix, x is at least 2, and wherein MC are carbides of transition metals with M being at least two different transition metals selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten. The invention further provides for a method for manufacturing the composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Phylis Sarah Makurunje, Iakovos Sigalas, Mathias Herrmann
  • CERAMIC COMPOSITE AND METHOD TO PREPARE THE COMPOSITE
    Publication number: 20170166486
    Abstract: The present invention provides for carbide ceramic matrix composite comprising Cf/C—SiC-xMC wherein Cf/C is a carbon fibre reinforced carbon matrix, x is at least 2, and wherein MC are carbides of transition metals with M being at least two different transition metals selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten. The invention further provides for a method for manufacturing the composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Phylis Sarah Makurunje, Iakovos Sigalas, Mathias Herrmann