Patents by Inventor Bryan C. Thatcher

Bryan C. Thatcher 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).

  • Gantry with a laser mounted numerically controlled carriage
    Patent number: 4973819
    Abstract: A gantry, having a high powered laser, up to 2,000 watts or larger, mounted on a numerically controlled carriage. The gantry is constructed to support and rapidly move the laser, and a laser delivery system, about a work cell, such that the laser is constantly in close proximity to the working area of a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventor: Bryan C. Thatcher