Patents
US 12460295 B2: Stability of refractory materials in high temperature steam
- Granted
- 2025-11-04
- Filed
- 2023-09-12 application 18367022
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention relates, in part, to a discovery of a method for using atomic layer deposition (ALD) to improve the stability of refractory materials in high temperature steam, and compositions produced by the method.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251104.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of Colorado 307 patents | US company or organization | Denver, CO | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan W. Weimer | Niwot, CO | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Amanda Hoskins | Superior, CO | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charles Musgrave | Longmont, CO | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C23C | Coating metallic material; coating material with metallic material; surface treatment of metallic material by diffusion into the surface, by chemical conversion or substitution; coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering, by ion implantation or by chemical vapour deposition, in general | C23C16/45531 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B81B | Microstructural devices or systems, e.g. micromechanical devices | B81B3/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C04B | Lime, magnesia; slag; cements; compositions thereof, e.g. mortars, concrete or like building materials; artificial stone ; ceramics ; refractories; treatment of natural stone | C04B28/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B1/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T428/265 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WEIMER, ALAN W. signed 2024-04-16 HOSKINS, AMANDA signed 2024-08-28 MUSGRAVE, CHARLES signed 2025-04-01 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE DENVER, CO | 72303/507 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-10-04 | Government interest Confirmatory license | UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO signed 2023-09-14 | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, DC | 65118/156 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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