Patents by Inventor Ronald Dean Noebe

Ronald Dean Noebe 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).

  • Precipitation hardenable high temperature shape memory alloy
    Patent number: 7749341
    Abstract: A composition of the invention is a high temperature shape memory alloy having high work output, and is made from (Ni+Pt+Y)xTi(100-x), wherein x is present in a total amount of 49-55 atomic %, Pt is present in a total amount of 10-30 atomic %, Y is one or more of Au, Pd, and Cu and is present in a total amount of 0 to 10 atomic %. The alloy has a matrix phase wherein the total concentration of Ni, Pt, and the one or more of Pd, Au, and Cu is greater than 50 atomic %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Ronald Dean Noebe, Susan L. Draper, Michael V. Nathal, Edwin A. Crombie