US Patent Issued to UT-BATTELLE on Sept. 16 for "Method of fabricating a refractory metal ceramic matrix composite" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,293, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to UT-BATTELLE LLC (Oak Ridge, Tenn.).

"Method of fabricating a refractory metal ceramic matrix composite" was invented by David Mitchell (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Trevor Aguirre (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Corson L. Cramer (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) and Richard A. Lowden (Oak Ridge, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of fabricating a refractory metal ceramic matrix interpenetrating phase harsh environment capable composite is provided. The method includes forming a reinforcing phase by additive manufacturing and introducing a matrix material to the reinforcing phase. The step of introducing the matrix mat...