Patents by Inventor Chuck Barnes

Chuck Barnes 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).

  • Optimized tooling design for vertical die casting machines
    Patent number: 7516773
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided that increase yield and reduce cycle time. In particular, a gate plate for a die casting machine is configured to lessen the waste produced during die casting, resulting in greater yield. Further, the gate plate is configured with tapered sides to produce a draft, leading to less friction during the gate break/pull back sequence. This draft reduces the amount of unpressurized dwell time and subsequently the cycle time for producing the cast part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Contech, LLC
    Inventors: Chuck Barnes, Zach Brown, Mark Musser, Joe Bigelow, Darryl Staats
  • Optimized tooling design for vertical die casting machines
    Publication number: 20070261812
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided that increase yield and reduce cycle time. In particular, a gate plate for a die casting machine is configured to lessen the waste produced during die casting, resulting in greater yield. Further, the gate plate is configured with tapered sides to produce a draft, leading to less friction during the gate break/pull back sequence. This draft reduces the amount of unpressurized dwell time and subsequently the cycle time for producing the cast part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Chuck Barnes, Zach Brown, Mark Musser, Joe Bigelow, Darryl Staats
  • Die casting method system and die cast product
    Publication number: 20050133187
    Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method for the production of castings with incorporated tubes, where the castings are from cast metal and where the tubes are cast-in with a superheated molten metal. Multiple tubes or a plurality of designs may be incorporated into the invention. The present invention also provides a method for cooling the interior of a cast product before, during, and after the product is cast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Sean Seaver, Robert Hollacher, Chuck Barnes