Patents by Inventor George J.S. Adam

George J.S. Adam 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 TO OPERATE A HYDRAULIC PRESS FOR METAL SHEET FORMING
    Publication number: 20170203353
    Abstract: The invention is a process for forming a metal alloy component comprising: heating a metal alloy sheet blank to at least its Solution Heat Treatment temperature at a heating station; transferring the heated sheet blank to a press; initiating formation of a component by closing the press dies at a first speed then completing the formation by closing the press dies at a second speed, said second speed being slower than the first; and holding the formed component in the dies during cooling of the formed component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: George J.S. Adam, Mark W. Brazier, Alistair D. Foster