Patents by Inventor Kevin Alexander Shirley

Kevin Alexander Shirley 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).

  • Systems and methods for friction bit joining
    Patent number: 11697173
    Abstract: A tool for friction bit joining a workpiece material includes a bit with a tapered pin and a non-cutting tip. The bit has a top surface opposite the pin with at least one feature recessed in, or extending from, the top surface and configured to transmit torque to the bit to rotate the bit around a rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: Brigham Young University, Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Miles, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel, Kevin Alexander Shirley, Shane Forrest Wood
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRICTION BIT JOINING
    Publication number: 20190344380
    Abstract: A tool for friction bit joining a workpiece material includes a bit with a tapered pin and a non-cutting tip. The bit has a top surface opposite the pin with at least one feature recessed in, or extending from, the top surface and configured to transmit torque to the bit to rotate the bit around a rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Michael P. Miles, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel, Kevin Alexander Shirley, Shane Forrest Wood