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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2018
Applicants:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Menchhofer, Clinton, TN (US);
Roland D. Seals, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
James O. Kiggans, Jr., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignees:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 (2022.01); C23C 16/02 (2006.01); B22F 1/16 (2022.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); C23C 16/32 (2006.01); C22C 32/00 (2006.01); C01B 32/914 (2017.01); C30B 29/62 (2006.01); C30B 25/00 (2006.01); C22C 47/00 (2006.01); C22C 49/14 (2006.01); C30B 29/36 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01); C01B 32/921 (2017.01); C22C 49/04 (2006.01); B22F 1/054 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/16 (2022.01); C01B 32/914 (2017.08); C01B 32/921 (2017.08); C22C 32/0052 (2013.01); C22C 47/00 (2013.01); C22C 49/04 (2013.01); C22C 49/14 (2013.01); C23C 16/0218 (2013.01); C23C 16/32 (2013.01); C23C 16/4417 (2013.01); C30B 25/005 (2013.01); C30B 29/36 (2013.01); C30B 29/62 (2013.01); H01B 1/02 (2013.01); B22F 1/054 (2022.01); B22F 2301/205 (2013.01); B22F 2302/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are structures comprising a titanium, zirconium, or hafnium powder particle with titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, or hafnium carbide (respectively) nano-whiskers grown directly from and anchored to the powder particle. Also disclosed are methods for fabrication of such structures, involving heating the powder particles and exposing the particles to an organic gas.