Patents by Inventor Robert Pett

Robert Pett 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 preparing thin-walled articles
    Publication number: 20050065259
    Abstract: A polymeric binder system and method of making, and a method for extruding thin-walled articles such as thin-walled tubes is provided. The extrusion method comprises providing a polymeric binder system comprising a substantially homogeneous solution of a polymeric binder and an organic solvent, adding a ceramic or metal powder to form a mixture, and evaporating the solvent from the mixture. The remaining mixture is then extruded from a die and heated to burn-off the binder and sinter the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Alevtina Smirnova, Gary Crosbie, Robert Pett