Patents by Inventor Ronald Burdo

Ronald Burdo 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).

  • Chemical composition for use with group IIA metal fluorides
    Publication number: 20050065049
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a chemical composition that can be used to clean, etch and dissolve single crystals of the Group IIA metal fluorides (the fluorides of magnesium, calcium, barium and strontium). The composition according to the invention is an aqueous solution of a mineral acid and a fluoride ion sequestering agent. The invention is further directed to a method of making Group IIA metal fluoride single crystals using seed crystals that has been cleaned and/or etched using the composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Ronald Burdo, Ronald Feldman, Shaole Wu