Patents by Inventor Billy B. Hendrick, Jr.

Billy B. Hendrick, Jr. 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).

  • FORGING DIE HEATING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE
    Publication number: 20190015890
    Abstract: A forging die heating or preheating apparatus comprises a burner head comprising a plurality of flame ports. The burner head is oriented to compliment an orientation of at least a region of a forging surface of a forging die and is configured to receive and combust a supply of an oxidizing gas and a supply of a fuel and produce flames at the flame ports. The plurality of flame ports are configured to impinge the flames onto the forging surface of the forging die to substantially uniformly heat at least the region of the forging surface of the forging die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Urban J. DeSouza, Robin M. Forbes Jones, Billy B. Hendrick, JR., Alonzo L. Liles, Ramesh S. Minisandram, Sterry A. Shaffer
  • Forging die heating apparatuses and methods for use
    Patent number: 10105749
    Abstract: A forging die heating or preheating apparatus comprises a burner head comprising a plurality of flame ports. The burner head is oriented to compliment an orientation of at least a region of a forging surface of a forging die and is configured to receive and combust a supply of an oxidizing gas and a supply of a fuel and produce flames at the flame ports. The plurality of flame ports are configured to impinge the flames onto the forging surface of the forging die to substantially uniformly heat at least the region of the forging surface of the forging die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: ATI PROPERTIES LLC
    Inventors: Urban J. DeSouza, Robin M. Forbes Jones, Billy B. Hendrick, Jr., Alonzo L. Liles, Ramesh S. Minisandram, Sterry A. Shaffer