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from the MSEL Annual Report 1997:  

PATENTS

FY 1997

GRANTED

STRATEGIC THRUST PROGRAM SUBJECT
Advanced Materials Dental and Dental Materials Non-Destructive Method for Determining the Extent of Cure of a Polymerizing Material and the Solidification of a Thermoplastic Polymer Based on Wavelength Shift of Fluorescence

F. Wang, K. Lin, R. Lowry (Polymers)

Patent No. 5,598,005

Advanced Materials Metals Processing Electrochemical Fluidized Bed Coating of Powders

C. Johnson, D. Kelly (Metallurgy), two others (non-NIST)

Patent No. 5,603,815

Advanced Materials Metals Processing Methods and Electrolyte Composition for Electrodepositing Metal-Carbon Alloys

C. Johnson (Metallurgy), two others (non-NIST)

Patent No. 5,672,262

Advanced Materials Other Friction and Wear Resistant Coating for Titanium and its Alloys

S. Hsu (Ceramics)

Patent No. 5,633,212

Advanced Processing Intelligent Processing of Materials Wall Thickness and Flaw Detection Apparatus and Method for Gas Pipelines

C. Fortunko (Materials Reliability)

Patent No. 5,587,534

 

STRATEGIC THRUST PROGRAM SUBJECT
Advanced Processing Intelligent Processing of Materials Apparatus and Method for Monitoring Casting Process

T. Siewert, W. Dube, D. Fitting (Materials Reliability)

Patent No. 5,589,690

Advanced Processing Intelligent Processing of Materials Steel Hardness Measurement System and Method of Using Same

G. Kohn, G. Hicho, L. Swartzendruber (Metallurgy)

Patent No. 5,619,135

Advanced Processing Polymer Blends Method and Apparatus for Measuring the Temperature of a Liquid Medium

A. Bur, K. Migler (Polymers)

Awarded 08/662,030


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