Patents

NASA Glenn Research Center
Space Environment and Experiments Branch

Space Environment and Experiments Branch Patents (55)
In Chronological Order


Patent Date	Patent Number	Inventor(s)	Title of Patent
8/22/06	7,094,499	Ching-cheh Hung	Patent Issued on Carbon Materials Embedded with Nanoparticles
5/6/03	6,558,621	Bruce A. Banks Michael A. Banks Eric B. Banks	Removal of Biologically Active Organic Contaminants Using Atomic Oxygen
5/14/02	638,597,3B1	Matthew E. Moran	Micro-Scalable Thermal Control Device
8/15/00	6,103,210	Ching-Cheh Hung	Process for Producing Metal Compounds From Graphite Oxide
3/21/00	6,036,934	Ching-Cheh Hung	Process for Producing Metal Compounds From Graphite Oxide
3/14/00	6,036,934	Ching-Cheh Hung	Chemically Modified Carbonaceous Materials Made by the Defluorination of Graphite Fluoride and Process Therefor
10/12/99	5,965,055	Ching-Cheh Hung	Elemental Metals, Oxides, or Alloys Distributed on a Carbon Substrate or Self-Supported and Process Therefor
10/12/99	5,965,076	Bruce A. Banks Sharon K. Rutledge	Method for Fabricating Soft Tissue Implants with Microscopic Roughness
3/2/99	5,876,687	Ching-Cheh Hung	Elemental Metals or Oxides Distributed on a Carbon Substrate or Self-Supported and the Manufacturing Process Using Graphite Oxide as Template
12/29/98	5,853,561	Bruce A. Banks	Method for Surface Texturing Titanium Products
12/22/98	5,851,417	Ching-Cheh Hung	Elemental Metals, Oxides, or Alloys Distributed on a Carbon Substrate or Self-Supported and Process Therefor
12/1/98	5,843,528	Ching-Cheh Hung	Chemically Modified Carbonaceous Materials made by the Defluorination of Graphite Fluoride and Process Therefor
12/2/97	5,693,241	Bruce A. Banks Sharon K. Rutledge	Atmospheric Pressure Method Apparatus for Removal of Organic Matter with Atomic and Ionic Oxygen
6/26/97	5,912,777	Donald A. Jaworske	High Temperature Solar Reflector, Its Preparation and Use
4/22/97	5,622,683	Ching-Cheh Hung	Chemically Modified Carbonaceous Materials Made by the Defluorination of Graphite Fluoride and Process Therefor
10/1/96	5,560,781	Bruce A. Banks Sharon K. Rutledge	Process for Non-contact Removal of Organic Coatings from the Surface of Paintings
7/23/96	5,538,766	Bruce A. Banks Sharon K. Rutledge	Method for Retarding Oxidation of an Organic Substrate
11/15/94	5,365,175	Richard L. Patterson	Method of Locating Ground Faults
5/31/94	5,316,080	Bruce A. Banks James R. Gaier	Heat Transfer Device
5/17/94	5,312,685	Bruce A. Banks Sharon K. Rutledge	Atomic Oxygen Protective Coating with Resistance to Undercutting at Defects
2/15/94	5,286,471	Ching-Cheh Hung	Graphite Fluoride from Iodine Intercalated Graphitized Carbon
1/18/94	5,280,174	Bruce A. Banks Sharon K. Rutledge	Method and Apparatus for Producing a Thermal Atomic Oxygen Beam
11/9/93	5,260,124	James R. Gaier	Intercalated Hybrid Graphite Fiber Composite
7/6/93	5,225,171	James R. Gaier	Apparatus for Intercalating Large Quantities of Fibrous Structures
6/29/93	5,224,030	Bruce A. Banks James R. Gaier	Semiconductor Cooling Apparatus
12/17/91	5,073,412	James R. Gaier	Method of Intercalating Large Quantities of Fibrous Structures
10/22/91	5,059,409	Ching-Cheh Hung	Brominated Graphitized Carbon Fibers
4/30/91	5,012,062	Bruce A. Banks	Arc-Textured High Emittance Radiator Surfaces
9/18/90	4,957,661	Ching-Cheh Hung	Graphite Fluoride Fiber Polymer Composite Material
5/3/88	4,741,231	Richard L. Patterson	Tool Force Sensor and Method of Making Same
4/12/88	4,736,625	Richard L. Patterson	Method and Apparatus for Monitoring the Cutting Condition of a Machine Tool During Machining of a Workpiece
5/12/87	4,664,980	James S. Sovey Bruce A. Banks Michael J. Mirtich	Oxidation Protection Coatings for Polymers
4/14/87	4,658,245	Richard L. Patterson	Tool Condition and Failure Monitoring Apparatus and Method
11/4/86	4,620,898	Bruce A. Banks Sharon K. Rutledge	Ion Beam Sputter Etching
8/5/86	4,604,181	Michael J. Mirtich James S. Sovey Bruce A. Banks	Apparatus for Producing Oxidation Protection of Coatings for Polymers
1/21/86	4,565,618	Bruce A. Banks	Apparatus for Producing Diamondlike Carbon Flakes
1/3/86	4,560,577	Michael J. Mirtich James S. Sovey Bruce A. Banks	Oxidation Protection Coatings for Polymers
10/8/85	4,545,553	Robert C. Finke Bruce A. Banks	Piezoelectric Deicing Device
1/22/85	4,495,044	Bruce A. Banks	Diamondlike Flakes
12/25/84	4,490,229	Michael J. Mirtich James S. Sovey Bruce A. Banks	Deposition of Diamondlike Carbon Films
3/20/84	4,437,962	Bruce A. Banks	Diamondlike Flake Composites
2/21/84	4,432,853	Bruce A. Banks	Method of Making an Ion Beam Sputter-Etched Ventricular Catheter for Hydrocephalus Shunt
3/22/83	4,377,169	Bruce A. Banks	Ion Beam Sputter-Etched Ventricular Catheter for Hydrocephalus Shunt
9/21/82	4,349,954	Bruce A. Banks	Mechanical Bonding of Metal Method
8/17/82	4,344,996	Bruce A. Banks Michael J. Mirtich James S. Sovey	Surface Texturing of Fluoropolymers
5/11/82	4,329,385	Bruce A. Banks James S. Sovey	Surfaces by Transfer Casting
3/15/77	4,011,719	Bruce A. Banks Albert J. Weigand	Anode for Ion Thruster Texturing Polymer
4/6/76	3,947,933	Bruce A. Banks	Methods of Constructing Dished Ion Thruster Grids to Provide Hole Array Spacing Compensation
10/28/75	3,914,969	David C. Byers Bruce A. Banks	Hydroforming Apparatus
2/11/75	3,864,797	Bruce A. Banks	Method of Making Ion Thruster Dished Grids
7/30/74	3,826,729	Bruce A. Banks	Sputtering Holes with Ion Beamlets
4/9/74	3,802,262	Bruce A. Banks	Electromagnetic Flow Rate Meter
11/16/71	3,620,018	Bruce A. Banks	Magnetic Field Control
4/6/71	3,573,977	Bruce A. Banks	Process for Obtaining Bubble-Free Glass
1/5/71	3,552,125	Bruce A. Banks Harold R. Kaufman	Ion Beam Deflector
1/5/71	3,552,124	Bruce A. Banks Shiego Nakanishi	Ion Thruster Accelerator System

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