Patents by Inventor James R. Lapeus

James R. Lapeus 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 and apparatus for curing foundry cores
    Patent number: 6520244
    Abstract: An apparatus for curing foundry cores 100 is provided, including a first curing agent supply 110 passing through foundry core 145 primarily through first directional plane 130 and a secondary curing agent supply 160 passing through the foundry core 145 primarily through a secondary directional plane 170.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Lapeus, Michael John Braskich, Mark John Gallo, Robert W. Grenkowitz, Stephen A. Veresh
  • Method and apparatus for curing foundry cores
    Publication number: 20020129915
    Abstract: An apparatus for curing foundry cores 100 is provided, including a first curing agent supply 110 passing through foundry core 145 primarily through first directional plane 130 and a secondary curing agent supply 160 passing through the foundry core 145 primarily through a secondary directional plane 170.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: James R. Lapeus, Michael John Braskich, Mark John Gallo, Robert W. Grenkowitz, Stephen A. Veresh
  • Water jacket core
    Patent number: 6298899
    Abstract: A water jacket 10 which includes an outer core 12 and a plurality of pre-formed bridge cores 14. The water jacket 10 allows for the selective creation of cylinder bores 16 which have a substantially uniform and circular cross sectional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Tech., Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Frederic Baltz, Edwin Allen Krenz, Jeffrey Carl Jowett, James R. Lapeus, Warren L. Kellner