Patents by Inventor Roger D. Hibberd

Roger D. Hibberd 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).

  • Wear-resisting surface structure
    Patent number: 8435624
    Abstract: A component comprising a body including a roughened contact surface comprising peaks and valleys, and a conformal coating of a coating material at the roughened surface, wherein the roughened surface has a surface roughness which is such that the valleys define voids in which coating material is entrapped during wear of the component in exposing the body, with the entrapped coating material conferring improved wear resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Imperial College Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Vijitha Maithri Weerasinghe, Roger D. Hibberd, Surangsee Dechjarern