Patents
US 9592532 B2: Textured surfaces to enhance nano-lubrication
- Granted
- 2017-03-14
- Filed
- 2014-11-26 application 14554809
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention may provide textured surfaces to be lubricated, the texturing to enhance the effectiveness of the intended nano-lubrication. The texturing may make asperities and depressions in the surface to be lubricated. This texturing may be executed, for example, by chemical etching, laser etching, or other techniques. This texturing may create locations in the lubricated surface to hold or anchor the intended nano-lubricants, to facilitate the creation of a tribo-film on the surface when the lubricated surface is used under pressure, and resulting in delivery of multiple chemistries from the nano-lubricant.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170314.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NanoMech, Inc. 11 patents | US company or organization | Springdale, AR | NANOMECH INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state NanoMech, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay P. Malshe | Not reported | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B05D | Processes for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general | B05D3/00 | 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 | B32B3/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C10M | Lubricating compositions ; use of chemical substances either alone or as lubricating ingredients in a lubricating composition | C10M109/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C33/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B33Y | Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering | B33Y80/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B82Y | Specific uses or applications of nanostructures; measurement or analysis of nanostructures; manufacture or treatment of nanostructures | B82Y30/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C10N | Indexing scheme associated with subclass c10m relating to lubricating compositions | C10N2020/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10S | Technical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests | Y10S428/9088 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T428/12993 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NANOMECH, INC. signed 2019-07-31 | P&S GLOBAL HOLDINGS LLC HOUSTON, TX | 50214/655 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-04-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NANOMECH, INC. signed 2018-04-10 | MICHAELSON CAPITAL SPECIAL FINANCE FUND II, L.P. NEW YORK, NY | 45494/391 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2016-08-30 | Other License | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS signed 2013-10-11 | NANOMECH, INC. FAYETTEVILLE, AR | 39585/548 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MALSHE, AJAY P. signed 2012-06-25 | NANOMECH, INC. SPRINGDALE, AR | 35037/276 | 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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