Patents by Inventor Brian Ginty

Brian Ginty 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 of making diffusion bonded/superplastically formed cellular structures with a metal matrix composite
    Patent number: 5344063
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process of forming components having selectively thickened regions from superplastically formable and diffusion bondable materials. The said selected thickening is achieved by positioning metal matrix composite plies between the interior surface of each of the formed skin sheets of the component and the sheets which will form the internal cells, superplastically forming the cells, and then diffusion bonding the component to form a metallurgically bonded structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Stephen H. Johnston, Duncan R. Finch, Brian Ginty
  • Apparatus and a method for fabricating superplastically formed structures
    Patent number: 4901552
    Abstract: A superplastic forming apparatus is described in which a blank of superplastic material is formed onto a die located in a pressure cavity. The die, which is preferably made of ceramic material, is removable from the cavity and requires no special connections for gas or vacuums ducts and therefore is cheap to manufacture. The use of a separate die also allows accurate monitoring and control of the pressure on the die side of the superplastic blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: British Aerospace PLC
    Inventors: Brian Ginty, Stephen H. Johnston, Duncan R. Finch