Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Maslen

Thomas C. Maslen 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).

  • Apparatus having wear-resistant surface and method for making
    Publication number: 20040011493
    Abstract: Hardened wear-resistant members are secured to an underlying body member in a manner to accommodate differing coefficients of thermal expansion. In one form a connector comprising shear compliant material is secured at one of its faces to the body member and a hardened wear-resistant member is secured to the opposite face of the connector. In another embodiment, the body member has adjacent portions resiliently connected to each other and the engaging member is secured at spaced locations to the two resiliently joined portions such that different thermal expansion of the two parts will be accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: CoorsTek, Inc.
    Inventors: Reginald R. Maas, Thomas C. Maslen, Dean A. Rulis, Thomas D. Church