Patents by Inventor Steve Policastro

Steve Policastro 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).

  • DOPANT ALLOYING OF TITANIUM TO SUPPRESS OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSIS
    Publication number: 20210102274
    Abstract: An alloy having the formula Ti1-xMx. M is Co, Sn, Cr, or a combination. The value x is from 0.001 to 0.02. A method of combining titanium metal and a dopant metal to form the alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steve Policastro, Derek Horton, Carlos Hangarter, James A. Wollmershauser, Rachel Anderson
  • DOPANT ALLOYING OF TITANIUM TO SUPPRESS OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSIS
    Publication number: 20170167034
    Abstract: An alloy having the formula Ti1-xMx. M is Co, Sn, Cr, or a combination. The value x is from 0.001 to 0.02. A method of combining titanium metal and a dopant metal to form the alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steve Policastro, Derek Horton, Carlos Hangarter, James A. Wollmershauser, Rachel Anderson
  • Photolithography for Making Electrochemical Measurements
    Publication number: 20160154307
    Abstract: An apparatus for electrochemical experimentation with an isolated microstructural region on a surface comprising a metal sample coated with a photoresist, a region of interest, an exposed region of photoresist and unexposed region of photoresist wherein the exposed region is created by light and creating a developed region of unexposed photoresist, and an adhesive strip with a first perforated window over the region of interest and a sealed waterproof container with a second larger perforated window over the first perforated window. A method for isolating microstructural regions for electrochemical experimentation comprising providing a metal sample, identifying regions of interest, coating the metal sample, selecting regions of interest, exposing with light and creating exposed photoresist and unexposed photoresist by laser lithography without a mask, and immersing the metal sample in a developer solution and creating developed regions of unexposed photoresist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Farrel Martin, Alberto Piqué, Raymond C Y Auyeung, Steve Policastro
  • Selective masking by photolithography (SMP) for making electrochemical measurements
    Patent number: 9274432
    Abstract: A method for isolating microstructural regions or features on a surface for electrochemical experimentation comprising polishing a metal sample, coating the metal sample with a photoresist, selecting a region of interest of the metal sample, exposing the region of interest with light energy, developing the exposed photoresist and creating a developed region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Farrel Martin, Alberto Píqué, Raymond C Y Auyeung, Steve Policastro
  • Selective Masking by Photolithography (SMP) for Making Electrochemical Measurements
    Publication number: 20130248382
    Abstract: A method for isolating microstructural regions or features on a surface for electrochemical experimentation comprising polishing a metal sample, coating the metal sample with a photoresist, selecting a region of interest of the metal sample, exposing the region of interest with light energy, developing the exposed photoresist and creating a developed region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Farrel Martin, Alberto Píqué, Raymond C. Y. Auyeung, Steve Policastro