Patents by Inventor Tony Homewood

Tony Homewood 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).

  • Coated near-alpha titanium articles
    Patent number: 4946749
    Abstract: Articles of titanium based materials are protected against alpha case formation such as results from exposure to air at high temperatures by coating with an iron-chromium based alloy. The coating may be deposited by ion plating, sputter plating or sputter ion plating these methods being preferred for avoidance of surface contamination. A preferred iron to chromium ratio (by weight) is 10:1 to 2.5:1. Specific coating compositions (given by weight) are: (a) 12Cr-1(Mo+Zr)-0.15C-balance Fe, b) 15.5Cr-4.8A1-0.3Si-0.03C-balance Fe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventors: Janet E. Restall, Tony Homewood