Patents by Inventor Beth A. Howe

Beth A. Howe 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).

  • Salvage coating applicator and process
    Patent number: 7981331
    Abstract: A method for repairing a wear-induced void associated with a surface of a component including applying a heat-cured ceramic material to the wear-induced void, wherein the heat-cured ceramic material is configured to substantially fill the wear-induced void and providing a volume of material to a bladder configured to retain the volume of material and expand in one or more directions, wherein at least a portion of the bladder is further configured to apply at least one of pressure and heat to the heat-cured ceramic material. The method further includes applying at least one of pressure and heat, via the bladder, to the heat-cured ceramic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Karen R. Raab, Beth A. Howe, Cody A. McIntyre
  • Salvage coating applicator and process
    Publication number: 20080264547
    Abstract: A method for repairing a wear-induced void associated with a surface of a component including applying a heat-cured ceramic material to the wear-induced void, wherein the heat-cured ceramic material is configured to substantially fill the wear-induced void and providing a volume of material to a bladder configured to retain the volume of material and expand in one or more directions, wherein at least a portion of the bladder is further configured to apply at least one of pressure and heat to the heat-cured ceramic material. The method further includes applying at least one of pressure and heat, via the bladder, to the heat-cured ceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Karen R. Raab, Beth A. Howe, Cody A. McIntyre
  • Metal-phosphate binders
    Publication number: 20060266264
    Abstract: A metal-phosphate binder is provided. The binder may include an aqueous phosphoric acid solution, a metal-cation donor including a metal other than aluminum, an aluminum-cation donor, and a non-carbohydrate electron donor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Beth Howe, Jesus Chaps-Cabrera