Patents by Inventor Barry Wayne Struthers

Barry Wayne Struthers 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).

  • Disposable mandrel for friction stir joining
    Patent number: 9061371
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a mandrel that can be used to react the loads that are created by a friction stir joining tool as it performs friction stir joining of tubulars, the mandrel selected from a disposable mandrel, a partially disposable mandrel, a reusable mandrel, and a mandrel that is partially disposable and partially reusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: MEGASTIR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Paul T. Higgins, Barry Wayne Struthers, Rod W. Shampine, Jeremy Peterson, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel, Scott M. Packer
  • DISPOSABLE MANDREL FOR FRICTION STIR JOINING
    Publication number: 20130299560
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a mandrel that can be used to react the loads that are created by a friction stir joining tool as it performs friction stir joining of tubulars, the mandrel selected from a disposable mandrel, a partially disposable mandrel, a reusable mandrel, and a mandrel that is partially disposable and partially reusable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Paul T. Higgins, Barry Wayne Struthers, Rod W. Shampine, Jeremy Peterson, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel, Scott M. Packer