Patents by Inventor Bradley D. Guthrie

Bradley D. Guthrie 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).

  • System and method of making a cast part
    Patent number: 10266907
    Abstract: A system and method of making a part. The part may cast in a die. A gripper assembly may be provided that has a gripper and a spray nozzle that provides a fluid. The part may be quenched with a fluid when the part is in the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Bradley D. Guthrie, Venkat Nara, Paul Harrison, Ronald H. Hasenbusch
  • System and Method of Making a Cast Part
    Publication number: 20170247775
    Abstract: A system and method of making a part. The part may cast in a die. A gripper assembly may be provided that has a gripper and a spray nozzle that provides a fluid. The part may be quenched with a fluid when the part is in the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Bradley D. Guthrie, Venkat Nara, Paul Harrison, Ronald H. Hasenbusch
  • System and method of making a cast part
    Patent number: 9669459
    Abstract: A system and method of making a part. The part may cast in a die. A gripper assembly may be provided that has a gripper and a spray nozzle that provides a fluid. The part may be quenched with a fluid when the part is in the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Bradley D. Guthrie, Venkat Nara, Paul Harrison, Ronald H. Hasenbusch
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING A CAST PART
    Publication number: 20140116576
    Abstract: A system and method of making a part. The part may cast in a die. A gripper assembly may be provided that has a gripper and a spray nozzle that provides a fluid. The part may be quenched with a fluid when the part is in the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley D. Guthrie, Venkat Nara, Paul Harrison, Ronald H. Hasenbusch
  • Method and system for extracting heat from metal castings and molds
    Patent number: 8360134
    Abstract: A method and system for eliminating near-surface porosity and surface tear defects in metal castings. The system includes a complex casting mold having at least one core pin or other regions susceptible to new surface porosity and surface tears. The system further includes a copper rod fused internally to the core pin to extract heat from a molten metal introduced in the mold. The copper rod extracts heat at a low thermal flux, preventing near surface porosity and surface tears. Moreover, the copper rod extracts heat from the hotter regions of the casting causing it to solidify at a rate comparable to the rate of solidification of other portions of the casting, thereby allowing uniform solidification of the casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Philip M. Durham, Bradley D. Guthrie
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING HEAT FROM METAL CASTINGS AND MOLDS
    Publication number: 20120085508
    Abstract: A method and system for eliminating near-surface porosity and surface tear defects in metal castings. The system includes a complex casting mold having at least one core pin or other regions susceptible to new surface porosity and surface tears. The system further includes a copper rod fused internally to the core pin to extract heat from a molten metal introduced in the mold. The copper rod extracts heat at a low thermal flux, preventing near surface porosity and surface tears. Moreover, the copper rod extracts heat from the hotter regions of the casting causing it to solidify at a rate comparable to the rate of solidification of other portions of the casting, thereby allowing uniform solidification of the casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: PHILIP M. DURHAM, BRADLEY D. GUTHRIE