Patents by Inventor Xiao-Yong Yan

Xiao-Yong Yan 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).

  • Publication number: 20050016854
    Abstract: A perform (28) is slip-cast or pressed from a metal compound or a mixture of metal compounds, sintered in air, vacum, or inert gas, and is electrolytically reduced in a bath (20) of molten salt to form a porous metal or alloy product. The alloy is in the form of a solid, porous sponge. In the bath (20) the salt is in contact with a reservoir (26) of molten infiltration material (24). After completion of the electrolytic reduction the porous product is moved into the infiltration material which fills the pores therein, displacing the salt. The infiltrated product is then solidified for further materials processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: George Chen, Derek Fray, Bartiomiej Glowacki, Xiao-Yong Yan