Patents by Inventor Andrew David Slater

Andrew David Slater 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).

  • Single crystal casting apparatus
    Patent number: 9095894
    Abstract: A casting arrangement for the single crystal casting of a component in which a common feed for molten metal is provided with a filtration arrangement that incorporates an annular filter. Outlets in a housing surrounding the filter direct the filtered molten metal on to a seed crystal and into a spiral grain selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: John Harold Boswell, Kevin Goodwin, Andrew David Slater, Amanda Barbara Borland
  • SINGLE CRYSTAL CASTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100252224
    Abstract: A casting arrangement for the single crystal casting of a component in which a common feed for molten metal is provided with a filtration arrangement that incorporates an annular filter. Outlets in a housing surrounding the filter direct the filtered molten metal on to a seed crystal and into a spiral grain selector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: JOHN HAROLD BOSWELL, Kevin Goodwin, Andrew David Slater, Amanda Barbara Borland