US 11,701,709 B2
Methods for nanofunctionalization of powders, and nanofunctionalized materials produced therefrom
John H. Martin, Oxnard, CA (US); Brennan Yahata, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Adam F. Gross, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Assigned to HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US)
Filed by HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/221,046.
Application 17/221,046 is a division of application No. 15/880,474, filed on Jan. 25, 2018, granted, now 11,052,460.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/463,952, filed on Feb. 27, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/452,989, filed on Feb. 1, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0220909 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. B22F 1/054 (2022.01); B22F 9/04 (2006.01); B22F 9/06 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B22F 1/17 (2022.01); B22F 1/145 (2022.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B22F 1/00 (2022.01); B22F 1/12 (2022.01)
CPC B22F 9/04 (2013.01) [B22F 1/054 (2022.01); B22F 1/09 (2022.01); B22F 1/12 (2022.01); B22F 1/145 (2022.01); B22F 1/17 (2022.01); B22F 9/06 (2013.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/73 (2021.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B22F 2009/043 (2013.01); B22F 2009/047 (2013.01); B22F 2301/052 (2013.01); B22F 2301/10 (2013.01); B22F 2301/15 (2013.01); B22F 2301/205 (2013.01); B22F 2301/255 (2013.01); B22F 2301/30 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composition comprising a nanofunctionalized metal powder, said composition comprising:
(a) metal particles containing titanium; and
(b) nanoparticles containing one or more elements selected from the group consisting of zirconium, tantalum, niobium, titanium, and oxides, nitrides, carbides, or borides thereof, and combinations of the foregoing,
wherein said nanoparticles are lattice-matched to within ±5% of said metal particles.