Peter J Blau, 76626 Wickhams Fancy Dr, Biltmore Lake, NC 28715

7754664, Jul 13, 2010

Sep 19, 2006

11/533098

Jun Qu - Knoxville TN, US
Sheng Dai - Knoxville TN, US
Huimin Luo - Knoxville TN, US
Peter J. Blau - Knoxville TN, US

UT-Battelle, LLC - Oak Ridge TN
University of Tennessee Research Foundation - Knoxville TN

C10M 135/08
C10M 133/06

508547, 508548

A lubricant or lubricant additive is an ionic liquid alkylammonium salt. The alkylammonium salt has the structure RNH,[FC(CF)S(O)]N where x is 1 to 3, R is independently Cto Cstraight chain alkyl, branched chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkyl substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl substituted alkyl, or, optionally, when x is greater than 1, two R groups comprise a cyclic structure including the nitrogen atom and 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and y is independently 0 to 11. The lubricant is effective for the lubrication of many surfaces including aluminum and ceramics surfaces.

2010025, Oct 7, 2010

Apr 1, 2009

12/416323

Jun Qu - Knoxville TN, US
Peter J. Blau - Knoxville TN, US
Vinod K. Sikka - Oak Ridge TN, US

UT-BATTELLE, LLC - Oak Ridge TN

C23C 8/10
C22C 14/00
C22C 30/00

148281, 148421

The invention is directed to a method for producing a titanium aluminide intermetallic alloy composition having an improved wear resistance, the method comprising heating a titanium aluminide intermetallic alloy material in an oxygen-containing environment at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce a top oxide layer and underlying oxygen-diffused layer, followed by removal of the top oxide layer such that the oxygen-diffused layer is exposed. The invention is also directed to the resulting oxygen-diffused titanium aluminide intermetallic alloy, as well as mechanical components or devices containing the improved alloy composition.

2011029, Dec 8, 2011

Jun 2, 2010

12/792324

Clifton Higdon - Birmingham MI, US
Alaa A. Elmoursi - Troy MI, US
Jason Goldsmith - Meadville PA, US
Bruce Cook - Ankeny IA, US
Peter Blau - Knoxville TN, US
Qu Jun - Knoxville TN, US
Robert Milner - Warren MI, US

C23C 14/34
B32B 38/00

20429813, 20429812, 156 8911

A target for use in an ion beam sputtering apparatus made of at least two target tiles where at least two of the target tiles are made of different chemical compositions and are mounted on a main tile and geometrically arranged on the main tile to yield a desired chemical composition on a sputtered substrate. In an alternate embodiment, the tiles are of varied thickness according to the desired chemical properties of the sputtered film. In yet another alternate embodiment, the target is comprised of plugs pressed in a green state which are disposed in cavities formed in a main tile also formed in a green state and the assembly can then be compacted and then sintered.

5843533, Dec 1, 1998

Sep 29, 1995

8/537050

Theodore M. Besmann - Oak Ridge TN
Peter J. Blau - Oak Ridge TN
Woo Y. Lee - Knoxville TN
Yong W. Bae - Oak Ridge TN

Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. - Oak Ridge TN

C23C 1600

4272552

An article having a multiphase composite lubricant coating of a hard refractory matrix phase of titanium nitride dispersed with particles of a solid lubricating phase of molybdenum disulfide is prepared by heating the article to temperatures between 350. degree. and 850. degree. C. in a reaction vessel at a reduced pressure and passing a gaseous mixture of Ti((CH. sub. 3). sub. 2 N). sub. 4, MoF. sub. 6, H. sub. 2 S and NH. sub. 3 over the heated article forming a multiphase composite lubricant coating on the article.

5359879, Nov 1, 1994

Nov 4, 1992

7/971175

Warren C. Oliver - Knoxville TN
Peter J. Blau - Oak Ridge TN

Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. - Oak Ridge TN

G01N 346
G01N 356

73 7

A scanning micro-sclerometer measures changes in contact stiffness and correlates these changes to characteristics of a scratch. A known force is applied to a contact junction between two bodies and a technique employing an oscillating force is used to generate the contact stiffness between the two bodies. As the two bodies slide relative to each other, the contact stiffness changes. The change is measured to characterize the scratch.

5709936, Jan 20, 1998

May 15, 1996

8/648456

Theodore M. Besmann - Oak Ridge TN
Peter J. Blau - Oak Ridge TN
Woo Y. Lee - Knoxville TN
Yong W. Bae - Oak Ridge TN

Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. - Oak Ridge TN

C10M12522

428323

An article having a multiphase composite lubricant coating of a hard refractory matrix phase of titanium nitride dispersed with particles of a solid lubricating phase of molybdenum disulfide is prepared by heating the article to temperatures between 350. degree. and 850. degree. C. in a reaction vessel at a reduced pressure and passing a gaseous mixture of Ti((CH. sub. 3). sub. 2 N). sub. 4, MoF. sub. 6, H. sub. 2 S and NH. sub. 3 over the heated article forming a multiphase composite lubricant coating on the article.