Patents by Inventor Alan Horst

Alan Horst 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).

  • Hollow nickel shapes by vapor deposition
    Patent number: 7108041
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a nickel shape or shell employs nickel vapor deposition onto the inside surface of a closed, multi-part mandrel. The closed multi-part mandrel eliminates the need for a separate deposition chamber and the nickel vapor deposition creates a nickel shell in the shape of the complete or multi-part partial mandrel internal surface resulting in a hollow or partially hollow nickel product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Weber Manufacturing Limited
    Inventors: Reinhart Weber, Konrad Benkovski, Alan Horst
  • Hollow nickel shapes by vapor deposition
    Publication number: 20050028958
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a nickel shape or shell employs nickel vapor deposition onto the inside surface of a closed, multi-part mandrel. The closed multi-part mandrel eliminates the need for a separate deposition chamber and the nickel vapor deposition creates a nickel shell in the shape of the complete or multi-part partial mandrel internal surface resulting in a hollow or partially hollow nickel product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Reinhart Weber, Konrad Benkovski, Alan Horst