Nathan K Meckel

US Patent:

6656186, Dec 2, 2003

Filed:

Apr 22, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/128211

Inventors:

Nathan K. Meckel - La Mesa CA

Assignee:

Molecular Metallurgy, Inc. - El Cajon CA

International Classification:

A61B 1714

US Classification:

606 82, 606178, 30350

Abstract:

A bone saw blade includes a blade body having a cutting section, a hub section and a shank located between the cutting section and the hub section. The blade body is first formed having a substantially uniform Rockwell hardness between approximately R and R throughout. Next, a cathodic arc process is used to coat the cutting section with a hard, wear-resistant metal nitride coating. During the coating process, ion impingement on the surface of the cutting section creates heat that beneficially anneals the cutting section. Significant annealing of the shank and hub section is prevented during the coating process by stacking the blade bodies together with blade blanks that are formed without cutting sections. The heat generated during coating is insufficient to raise the temperature of the large mass above the annealing temperature of the blade material. The resultant blade has a high strength shank and hub section.

US Patent:

8084089, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

Feb 20, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/034590

Inventors:

Nathan K. Meckel - Escondido CA, US

Assignee:

Tech M3, Inc. - Vista CA

International Classification:

C23C 16/00

US Classification:

4272557

Abstract:

A brake disk including carbon steel, stainless steel or a ceramic composite material and coated with a coating material that is wear and corrosion resistant and when applied properly allows for the coated surface to have a variety of “textured” appearances. For example; the coated surface can be made to look like woven carbon fiber. The aesthetically pleasing, wear and corrosion resistant coating overlays wear surfaces and portions of the brake disk that will be, in many cases, visible when the brake disk is installed on the vehicle. The coating includes a first layer of a metal, such as a pure titanium metal, and a second layer that can include a Nitride, Boride, Carbide or Oxide of the metal used in the first layer. The coating can be applied using a physical vapor deposition source such as a cathodic arc source with a controlled gas atmosphere.

US Patent:

D655654, Mar 13, 2012

Filed:

Jul 31, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/341239

Inventors:

Nathan K. Meckel - Vista CA, US

Assignee:

Tech M3, Inc. - Poway CA

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12180

US Patent:

D669004, Oct 16, 2012

Filed:

Feb 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

29/412427

Inventors:

Nathan K. Meckel - Vista CA, US

Assignee:

Tech M3, Inc. - Poway CA

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12180

US Patent:

8449943, May 28, 2013

Filed:

Feb 20, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/034599

Inventors:

Nathan K. Meckel - Escondido CA, US

Assignee:

Tech M3, Inc. - Poway CA

International Classification:

C23C 16/00
B05D 1/18
C23C 14/00

US Classification:

4272557, 4272481, 42724917, 42724818, 42724919, 427250, 427251, 20419215, 20419216, 20419238

Abstract:

A brake disk formed of a light weight ceramic and ceramic composite materials, the brake disk having a coating overlying at least a portion of the brake disk. The brake disk includes parallel surfaces wherein at least a portion of the parallel surfaces are coated with a coating material to increase wear resistance and decrease corrosion. The coating over the brake disk includes multiple layers of the coating material, wherein the coating material includes coating material particles configured to construct a pattern of repetition that is consistent with a lattice structure when applied over the parallel surfaces of the brake disk.

US Patent:

D686548, Jul 23, 2013

Filed:

Sep 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

29/432156

Inventors:

Nathan K. Meckel - Vista CA, US

Assignee:

Tech M3, Inc. - Poway CA

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12180

US Patent:

20040063059, Apr 1, 2004

Filed:

Sep 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/262583

Inventors:

Nathan Meckel - La Mesa CA, US

International Classification:

A61C003/00
B05D003/00

US Classification:

433/008000, 427/002290

Abstract:

Components of a dental brace including arch wires and brackets are coated with a hard, wear resistant material that has a low coefficient of friction. The aesthetically pleasing coating encapsulates the substrate material preventing the release of toxins from the substrate material that would otherwise occur due to wear, galling or corrosion. The coating includes a first layer of a metal which is preferably Titanium, Zirconium or Hafnium, a second layer that is preferably a Nitride of the metal used in the first layer and a third layer that is preferably a Nitride of the metal used in the first layer and has approximately two metal atoms for every Nitrogen atom. The coating is preferably applied using a physical vapor deposition source such as a cathodic arc source with a controlled gas atmosphere.

US Patent:

20050087406, Apr 28, 2005

Filed:

Oct 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/691120

Inventors:

Nathan Meckel - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

F16D055/00

US Classification:

188071100

Abstract:

A lightweight brake disk is made of a Titanium alloy and coated with a coating material that is hard and wear resistant. The aesthetically pleasing, wear resistant coating overlays wear surfaces and portions of the brake disk that will be visible when the brake disk is installed on the vehicle. The coating includes a first layer of a metal, such as amorphous Titanium metal, and a second layer that preferably includes a Nitride, Boride, Carbide or Oxide of the metal used in the first layer. The coating is preferably applied using a physical vapor deposition source such as a cathodic arc source with a controlled gas atmosphere.