Patents by Inventor Jerry E. Bafford

Jerry E. Bafford 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 placing fluid passage tubing in cast products
    Patent number: 5129444
    Abstract: The invention is a method of forming a passage haing a predetermined linear or non-linear shape in a ferrous casting, comprising four steps. First, a tube of a material compatible with the ferrous casting is secured to a generally cylindrical supporting ring to form a tube-containing ring. Second, this tube-containing ring is placed in a recess within a mold for the ferrous casting. Third, molten metal is poured into the mold to form the casting. Finally, the completed ferrous casting is removed from the mold when the molten metal has solidified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Wagner Castings Company
    Inventor: Jerry E. Bafford
  • Composite ferrous castings
    Patent number: 4749624
    Abstract: Cast iron selected from the group consisting of white iron, compacted graphite iron, malleable iron, gray iron, and ductile iron is cast in a mold in which steel or metal, such as a tube defines a portion of the mold form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Wagner Castings Company
    Inventors: George H. Pete, Jerry E. Bafford