Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Fekete

Thomas M. Fekete 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).

  • Patent number: 5547487
    Abstract: A process is described for producing amorphous metal alloys wherein impure ferrophosphorus slag, a by-product from a phosphorus-producing electric furnace, is used to supply phosphorus, chromium, vanadium and iron values to such alloys by mixing it with iron and any other desired metalloid and/or elements to form a molten mixture, treating the molten mixture to a separation step to remove insoluble slag formed in said molten mixture, and rapidly cooling the molten mixture to below its vitrification temperature to form a solid amorphous metal alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Blum, Gary L. Boerman, Thomas M. Fekete, Donald L. Horak, Yulig K. Kovneristy, Michael T. Orillion
  • Patent number: 5518518
    Abstract: A process is described for producing amorphous metal alloys wherein impure ferrophosphorus slag, a by-product from a phosphorus-producing electric furnace, is used to supply phosphorus, chromium, vanadium and iron values to such alloys by treating the ferrophosphorus slag to a separation step to recover a purified molten ferrophos, mixing it with iron and any other desired metalloid and/or elements to form a molten mixture and rapidly cooling the molten mixture to below its vitrification temperature to form a solid amorphous metal alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Blum, Gary L. Boerman, Thomas M. Fekete, Donald L. Horak, Yulig K. Kovneristy, Michael T. Orillion
  • Patent number: 4046857
    Abstract: Polymeric phosphonitrilic chlorides are produced from ammonia and phosphorus pentachloride in a continuous process in a plurality of reaction zones characterized by simultaneous addition of reactants and continuous withdrawal of product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Fekete, John F. Start
  • Patent number: 3965219
    Abstract: Phosphonitrilic chloride polymers are continuously esterified in a process wherein a solution of phosphonitrilic chloride polymer in an organic solvent is concurrently fed into a reactor with an alkanol solution of an alkali metal alkoxide, and the product phosphonitrilic chloride ester is continuously withdrawn and separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Ager, Thomas M. Fekete