Patents by Inventor Steven Robert Larson

Steven Robert Larson 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).

  • Environmentally stable solid lubricant coating
    Patent number: 12404474
    Abstract: The invention is directed to environmentally stable solid lubricant coatings with bilayer transition-metal dichalcogenide structures that are designed to resist the effects of oxidation during long term storage, or during short exposures under conditions that would oxidize similar films that do not have these bilayer structures. In addition to improving oxidation resistance, these bilayer structures also facilitate the more rapid establishment of a low, steady-state friction coefficient than is possible with similar films that do not have these bilayer structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Michael T. Dugger, Steven Robert Larson, Alexander James Mings, John Francis Curry, Tomas Farley Babuska, Michael E. Chandross, Nathaniel S. Bobbitt, Ping Lu