Patents by Inventor Steve Sinton

Steve Sinton 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).

  • CARBON NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS USING REFRACTORY METAL NANOPARTICLES AND MANUFACTURE OF REFRACTORY METAL NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20100075137
    Abstract: Fabrication of refractory metal nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes is disclosed. As an example, a method may include providing a solvent and providing a surfactant having a first surfactant configured to stabilize low oxidation states of a refractory metal and a second surfactant configured to protect refractory metal nanoparticles. The method may further include providing a refractory metal precursor and providing a reactant for reacting with the refractory metal precursor and forming refractory metal nanoparticles. The refractory metal may include rhenium, tungsten, tantalum, or hafnium. The refractory metal nanoparticles may include rhenium, tungsten, tantalum, or hafnium nanoparticles. A carbon nanotube product may include refractory metal nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes, where the refractory metal nanoparticles may include rhenium, tungsten, tantalum, or hafnium nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steve Sinton, Justin S. Golightly, Jyotsna Iyer, Peter V. Bedworth, Alfred A. Zinn, Charles M. Packer