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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Nishkamraj U. Deshpande, Novi, MI (US);
James E. Schwabe, Bedford, IN (US);
H Fred Barsun, Bloomington, IN (US);
Nancey J Maegerlein, Williams, IN (US);
Norris J Caldwell, Bloomington, IN (US);
William W Fultz, Carmel, IN (US);
Lloyd W Zilch, Bloomington, IN (US);
Samuel G Stuart, Bloomington, IN (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An invention for making productive uses of normally undesirable whiskers is provided. Embodiments of the invention include a variety of apparatuses and methods associated with forming and using whiskers as well as forming whisker compounds is disclosed. For example, whisker detection modules can be created which provide a whisker surveillance capability. The whisker detection modules can further be coupled with a whisker response system such as an alarm or insulating material dispersing system. Another aspect of the invention is providing a variety of environments or microenvironments with regard to a whisker forming structure to affect whisker creation such as maximizing whisker formation. Another example includes provision of a variety of embodiments for manufacturing compounds of whiskers of various metal and metal alloys, including structures and methods is provided. Whisker compounds produced using various embodiments of the invention can be used for various applications.