Patents by Inventor Allen Worcester

Allen Worcester has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for joining two dissimilar materials and a microwave system for accomplishing the same
    Patent number: 9374853
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for joining two materials, and a system for accomplishing the same. The method for joining two materials, in this aspect, includes placing an article including two dissimilar materials within a waveguide structure, the article located between a microwave source and reflective surface of the waveguide structure. The method for joining the two materials, in this aspect, further includes subjecting the article to microwaves from the microwave source while changing a relative position of the article with respect to the reflective surface to dynamically change a microwave field distribution within the waveguide and join the two dissimilar materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yoni Adonyi, Seunghyun Kim, Allen Worcester, Ithamar Glumac
  • METHOD FOR JOINING TWO DISSIMILAR MATERIALS AND A MICROWAVE SYSTEM FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140224789
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for joining two materials, and a system for accomplishing the same. The method for joining two materials, in this aspect, includes placing an article including two dissimilar materials within a waveguide structure, the article located between a microwave source and reflective surface of the waveguide structure. The method for joining the two materials, in this aspect, further includes subjecting the article to microwaves from the microwave source while changing a relative position of the article with respect to the reflective surface to dynamically change a microwave field distribution within the waveguide and join the two dissimilar materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: LeTourneau University
    Inventors: Yoni Adonyi, Seunghyun Kim, Allen Worcester, Ithamar Glumac