Patents by Inventor Andrew Hinkle

Andrew Hinkle 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).

  • Coextruded products of aluminum foam and skin material
    Publication number: 20050008890
    Abstract: A method of operating a twin wheel conform metal extrusion device or a cladding extrusion device for producing a composite of an extruded metal shell bonded to a metal foam core. A metal feedstock is extruded through an extrusion die defining a cavity housing a hollow extrusion mandrel to produce a metal shell. Liquid foam of a second metal is simultaneously delivered through the hollow mandrel bore such that the foam exiting the axial bore is metallurgically bonded to the metal extruded through the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Narsimhan Raghunathan, J. Bryant, Andrew Hinkle
  • Pet food bone
    Patent number: D532583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Stewart M. Townsend, Tiffany Bierer, Kristin Boyle, Jerry Franks, Stephen Hinkle, Steve McCauley, Alexandre Mendes, Emine Unlu, Andrew Hinkle