Patents by Inventor Chris Obaditch

Chris Obaditch 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).

  • FSW TOOL WITH GRADUATED COMPOSITION CHANGE
    Publication number: 20160332252
    Abstract: A friction stir welding (FSW) tool tip is described. The tool tip comprises a pin portion and a body portion that meet to form a shoulder. The tool tip has a graduated change in composition along its length. In some embodiments, the alloy composition near the end of the pin differs from the alloy composition of the body by at least 0.5% by wt of at least one element. A method of manufacturing a FSW tool tip having a gradual compositional change is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Chris Obaditch, Glenn J. Grant
  • FSW tool with graduated composition change
    Patent number: 9440288
    Abstract: A friction stir welding (FSW) tool tip is described. The tool tip comprises a pin portion and a body portion that meet to form a shoulder. The tool tip has a graduated change in composition along its length. In some embodiments, the alloy composition near the end of the pin differs from the alloy composition of the body by at least 0.5% by wt of at least one element. A method of manufacturing a FSW tool tip having a gradual compositional change is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Obaditch, Glenn J. Grant
  • FSW TOOL WITH GRADUATED COMPOSITION CHANGE
    Publication number: 20140124563
    Abstract: A friction stir welding (FSW) tool tip is described. The tool tip comprises a pin portion and a body portion that meet to form a shoulder. The tool tip has a graduated change in composition along its length. In some embodiments, the alloy composition near the end of the pin differs from the alloy composition of the body by at least 0.5% by wt of at least one element. A method of manufacturing a FSW tool tip having a gradual compositional change is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Chris Obaditch, Glenn J. Grant
  • Certification of a weld produced by friction stir welding
    Patent number: 8544714
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for providing certification of friction stir welds are disclosed. A sensor is used to collect information related to a friction stir weld. Data from the sensor is compared to threshold values provided by an extrinsic standard setting organizations using a certification engine. The certification engine subsequently produces a report on the certification status of the weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Obaditch, Glenn J. Grant