Patents by Inventor Steven Alfred Miller

Steven Alfred Miller 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).

  • Methods of manufacturing large-area sputtering targets using interlocking joints
    Patent number: 9564299
    Abstract: In various embodiments, joined sputtering targets are formed at least in part by spray deposition of the sputtering material and/or welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: H.C. Starck, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Volchko, William Loewenthal, Stefan Zimmermann, Mark Gaydos, Steven Alfred Miller
  • METHODS OF MANUFACTURING LARGE-AREA SPUTTERING TARGETS USING INTERLOCKING JOINTS
    Publication number: 20160163520
    Abstract: In various embodiments, joined sputtering targets are formed at least in part by spray deposition of the sputtering material and/or welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Volchko, William Loewenthal, Stefan Zimmermann, Mark Gaydos, Steven Alfred Miller
  • Methods of manufacturing large-area sputtering targets using interlocking joints
    Patent number: 9293306
    Abstract: In various embodiments, joined sputtering targets are formed at least in part by spray deposition of the sputtering material and/or welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: H.C. Starck, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Volchko, William Loewenthal, Stefan Zimmermann, Mark Gaydos, Steven Alfred Miller
  • METHODS OF MANUFACTURING LARGE-AREA SPUTTERING TARGETS USING INTERLOCKING JOINTS
    Publication number: 20150311047
    Abstract: In various embodiments, joined sputtering targets are formed at least in part by spray deposition of the sputtering material and/or welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Volchko, William Loewenthal, Stefan Zimmermann, Mark Gaydos, Steven Alfred Miller
  • Methods of manufacturing large-area sputtering targets
    Patent number: 9120183
    Abstract: In various embodiments, joined sputtering targets are formed at least in part by spray deposition of the sputtering material and/or welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: H.C. Starck Inc.
    Inventors: William Loewenthal, Steven Alfred Miller
  • Methods of manufacturing large-area sputtering targets using interlocking joints
    Patent number: 9108273
    Abstract: In various embodiments, joined sputtering targets are formed at least in part by spray deposition of the sputtering material and/or welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: H.C. Starck Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Volchko, William Loewenthal, Stefan Zimmermann, Mark Gaydos, Steven Alfred Miller
  • Methods of close-coupled atomization of metals utilizing non-axisymmetric fluid flow
    Patent number: 5656061
    Abstract: Close-coupled atomization methods employing non-axisymmetric fluid flow geometries have demonstrated superior efficiency in the production of fine superalloy powder, such as, for example, nickel base superalloys compared to conventional close-coupled atomization utilizing an axisymmetric gas orifice and an axisymmetric melt nozzle. It is believed that the principal physical mechanisms leading to non-axisymmetric atomization system fine powder yield improvement are atomization plume spreading, the at least lessening of the melt pinch down at the interaction point between the atomization liquid and the liquid melt and improved melt film formation at the melt guide tube tip. The greatest fine powder yield improvement occurred when the non-axisymmetric atomization systems are operated with atomization parameters that result in the formation of multiple atomization plumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Alfred Miller, Russell Scott Miller