Patents by Inventor Alan B. Peterson

Alan B. Peterson 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).

  • Patent number: 5070512
    Abstract: A disk, or heat web, is generally circularly shaped, and has a circumferential lip normal to the plane of the disk. A split ring, fabricated from a material having a low co-efficient of thermal expansion fits within the circumferential lip. A generally circularly shaped expansion member, made from a material having a relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion, fits within the split ring. A suitable brazing material is placed between the split ring and the circumferential lip of the disk. The heat produced by the brazing process expands the split ring and allows it to be brazed into place when the assembly is placed on the inside of the cylindrical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Spectra-Physics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kaiser, David L. Wright, Denes A. Hegedus, Alan B. Peterson