Patents by Inventor Benjamin Charles SAUNDERS

Benjamin Charles SAUNDERS 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).

  • ADDITIVE LAYER MANUFACTURING METHODS
    Publication number: 20160332259
    Abstract: A method for providing a component, the method comprising; defining the geometry of the component, defining a second geometry which incorporates a component geometry portion (1) and a sacrificial geometry portion (2) and using an ALM method, manufacturing an intermediate (1,2) having the second geometry. Prior to removal of the sacrificial geometry portion, a heat treatment is applied to the intermediate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Simon Lloyd JONES, Julian Charles MASON-FLUCKE, Nunzio Maria Andrea PALUMBO, Benjamin Charles SAUNDERS, Rhys Owen MANSELL, Kevin Augustine LONG