Patents by Inventor Donnie J. Heinzen

Donnie J. Heinzen 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).

  • Lathe system and methodology
    Patent number: 5158589
    Abstract: One method of the present invention provides a method of connecting a flange to a cylinder. This method includes securing the cylinder in a first chuck of a lathe and securing the flange in a second chuck of the lathe. The method also includes rotating the first and second chuck such that the cylinder and flange are rotated while bringing an end of the cylinder and the flange in proximity of a heating element associated with the lathe contemporaneously with the rotating step. Finally, there is the step of bringing the end of the cylinder in contact with the flange. Novel apparatus consistent with the present invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel W. Curtis, Donnie J. Heinzen, Guadalupe T. Luna