Patents by Inventor Sharon L. Van Loon

Sharon L. Van Loon 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).

  • Optically black pliable foils
    Patent number: 4894125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite ductile metal foil having an optically black surface comprising a metal foil substrate having a thickness effective for shaping and reshaping; a black chromium surface applied to at least one side of said substrate by electrodeposition; said surface having a solar absorptivity of at least about 0.95; an emissivity in the range of about 0.4 to about 0.8; and an adhesion strength effective to resist spalling when a two inch by two inch sample of said composite foil is subjected to repeated deformation around a one mil diameter mandrel. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the substrate is molybdenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Martin Marietta Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Fenolia, Donald F. Shepard, Sharon L. Van Loon