Patents by Inventor Robert J. Biermann

Robert J. Biermann 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).

  • High temperature shape memory alloys
    Patent number: 4865663
    Abstract: A nickel-titanium-palladium based alloy for converting heat energy into mechanical energy. The alloy exhibits shape memory. The alloy contains palladium to raise the temperature at which the alloy flexes between a deformed condition at a relatively colder temperature and a nondeformed condition at a relatively higher temperature. The alloy is characterized by including boron for increasing the fabricability of the alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Armada Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Tuominen, Robert J. Biermann