Patents by Inventor Walter Benz

Walter Benz 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).

  • Device and method for surface replication
    Patent number: 9289922
    Abstract: The present invention provides a replication device for delivering a replicating material to a surface. The device includes an extrusion piston slidably received therein and movable to a dispensing position for expelling the replicating material though an outlet. The device further includes an actuator, wherein the actuator produces stress waves so as to temporarily reduce the viscosity of the material during delivery of said material. Also provided is a method and kit for using the device for obtaining a replica of a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED/ENERGIE
    Inventors: James M. King, Walter Benz
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SURFACE REPLICATION
    Publication number: 20150147426
    Abstract: The present invention provides a replication device for delivering a replicating material to a surface. The device includes an extrusion piston slidably received therein and movable to a dispensing position for expelling the replicating material though an outlet. The device further includes an actuator, wherein the actuator produces stress waves so as to temporarily reduce the viscosity of the material during delivery of said material. Also provided is a method and kit for using the device for obtaining a replica of a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED
    Inventors: James M. King, Walter Benz