Patents by Inventor Benjamin Michael Spencer

Benjamin Michael Spencer 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).

  • Methods to shape a cemented carbide substrate using a laser
    Patent number: 11958133
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a method includes selecting a cemented carbide substrate from a plurality of cemented carbide substrates in a substrate inventory. Each of the plurality of cemented carbide substrates have a substantially planar top surface. The method also includes emitting a plurality of laser pulses from a laser towards at least the substantially planar top surface of the cemented carbide substrate to ablate selected regions of the cemented carbide substrate thereby forming the cemented carbide substrate into a selected shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Douglas Jones, Benjamin Michael Spencer, Brent Richard Eddy, Mark Pehrson Chapman
  • Mirror including polycrystalline diamond body for use with a motor, scanning systems including the same, and related methods
    Patent number: 9933617
    Abstract: Mirrors for a deflection unit in a scanning system, scanning systems using such mirrors, and methods of manufacturing such mirrors are disclosed. In an embodiment, a mirror for a deflection unit in a laser system includes a sintered polycrystalline diamond body including a plurality of randomly oriented diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. At least a portion of the interstitial regions includes a material disposed interstitially therein. The mirror includes a reflective surface formed at least partially from the sintered polycrystalline diamond body or provided thereon. The reflective surface exhibits a surface roughness of less than about 50 nm Rrms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas Edward Christensen, Alexander Edward Black, Benjamin Michael Spencer
  • MIRROR INCLUDING POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND BODY FOR USE WITH A MOTOR, SCANNING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20170068090
    Abstract: Mirrors for a deflection unit in a scanning system, scanning systems using such mirrors, and methods of manufacturing such mirrors are disclosed. In an embodiment, a mirror for a deflection unit in a laser system includes a sintered polycrystalline diamond body including a plurality of randomly oriented diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. At least a portion of the interstitial regions includes a material disposed interstitially therein. The mirror includes a reflective surface formed at least partially from the sintered polycrystalline diamond body or provided thereon. The reflective surface exhibits a surface roughness of less than about 50 nm Rrms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas Edward Christensen, Alexander Edward Black, Benjamin Michael Spencer