Patents by Inventor Christopher Lansing Renfro

Christopher Lansing Renfro 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).

  • Patent number: 8505803
    Abstract: A method for batch brazing in a diffusion furnace includes inserting a plurality of fusible parts into a plurality of slots of at least one quartz boat, transporting the at least one quartz boat, including the fusible parts, into an interior of a reaction chamber of the diffusion furnace, sealing the interior of the reaction chamber, adjusting an atmosphere of the interior of the reaction chamber according to a recipe, moving a preheated furnace heating element from a location spaced apart from the reaction chamber to a location in substantial proximity with the reaction chamber to increase a temperature of the atmosphere of the interior of the reaction chamber above a predefined brazing temperature for a predefined brazing time period according to the recipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: J. Kirk McGlothlan, Christopher Lansing Renfro, Constance Hilliary Texley Jones
  • Publication number: 20120168490
    Abstract: A method for batch brazing in a diffusion furnace includes inserting a plurality of fusible parts into a plurality of slots of at least one quartz boat, transporting the at least one quartz boat, including the fusible parts, into an interior of a reaction chamber of the diffusion furnace, sealing the interior of the reaction chamber, adjusting an atmosphere of the interior of the reaction chamber according to a recipe, moving a preheated furnace heating element from a location spaced apart from the reaction chamber to a location in substantial proximity with the reaction chamber to increase a temperature of the atmosphere of the interior of the reaction chamber above a predefined brazing temperature for a predefined brazing time period according to the recipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: J. Kirk McGlothlan, Christopher Lansing Renfro, Constance Hilliary Texley Jones
  • Patent number: 8152045
    Abstract: A method for batch brazing jet stacks in a diffusion furnace. The method may include inserting fusible parts into slots of quartz boats and transporting the quartz boats into an interior of a reaction chamber of a diffusion furnace. An operator may seal the interior of the reaction chamber and an atmosphere of the interior of the reaction chamber may be adjusted according to a brazing recipe. A preheated furnace heating element may be moved toward the reaction chamber to increase a temperature and the fusible parts may be brazed according to the brazing recipe. The furnace heating element may then be moved away from the reaction chamber, the chamber unsealed, and the brazed parts removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: J. Kirk McGlothlan, Christopher Lansing Renfro, Constance Hilliary Texley Jones
  • Publication number: 20110226839
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for batch brazing jet stacks in a diffusion furnace. The method may include inserting fusible parts into slots of quartz boats and transporting the quartz boats into an interior of a reaction chamber of a diffusion furnace. An operator may seal the interior of the reaction chamber and an atmosphere of the interior of the reaction chamber may be adjusted according to a brazing recipe. A preheated furnace heating element may be moved toward the reaction chamber to increase a temperature and the fusible parts may be brazed according to the brazing recipe. The furnace heating element may then be moved away from the reaction chamber, the chamber unsealed, and the brazed parts removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: J. Kirk McGlothlan, Christopher Lansing Renfro, Constance Hilliary Texley Jones
  • Patent number: 7980447
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for batch brazing jet stacks in a diffusion furnace. The method may include inserting fusible parts into slots of quartz boats and transporting the quartz boats into an interior of a reaction chamber of a diffusion furnace. An operator may seal the interior of the reaction chamber and an atmosphere of the interior of the reaction chamber may be adjusted according to a brazing recipe. A preheated furnace heating element may be moved toward the reaction chamber to increase a temperature and the fusible parts may be brazed according to the brazing recipe. The furnace heating element may then be moved away from the reaction chamber, the chamber unsealed, and the brazed parts removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: J. Kirk McGlothlan, Christopher Lansing Renfro, Constance Hilliary Texley Jones
  • Publication number: 20100147924
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for batch brazing jet stacks in a diffusion furnace. The method may include inserting fusible parts into slots of quartz boats and transporting the quartz boats into an interior of a reaction chamber of a diffusion furnace. An operator may seal the interior of the reaction chamber and an atmosphere of the interior of the reaction chamber may be adjusted according to a brazing recipe. A preheated furnace heating element may be moved toward the reaction chamber to increase a temperature and the fusible parts may be brazed according to the brazing recipe. The furnace heating element may then be moved away from the reaction chamber, the chamber unsealed, and the brazed parts removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: J. Kirk McGlothlan, Christopher Lansing Renfro, Constance Hilliary Texley Jones