Patents by Inventor Daniel Scott McGuire

Daniel Scott McGuire 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).

  • Modular casting sprue assembly
    Patent number: 9539638
    Abstract: A prefabricated sprue assembly provides attachment to independently-produced investment casting molds to substantially reduce the need for pattern material. Installable connections between the prefabricated sprue assembly and the investment mold allow substantial reduction of scrap loss caused by errors in production of individual investment molds by culling defective molds before installation to the sprue assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: WISYS Technology Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott McGuire, Eric Ernst Hellstrom
  • Investment casting refractory material
    Patent number: 9539637
    Abstract: An investment casting method involves producing a casting shell by applying a hardenable refractory material to a sacrificial pattern. The casting shell having a plurality of phosphate bonds in the hardenable refractory material, which provide increased structural integrity during casting and improved frangibility during shell removal. The casting shell may also have a plurality of gaseous pockets suspended in the refractory material, which do not degrade the structural integrity during casting and provide improved frangibility during shell removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: WISYS TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott McGuire, Eric Ernst Hellstrom
  • Investment Casting Refractory Material
    Publication number: 20140190647
    Abstract: An investment casting method involves producing a casting shell by applying a hardenable refractory material to a sacrificial pattern. The casting shell having a plurality of phosphate bonds in the hardenable refractory material, which provide increased structural integrity during casting and improved frangibility during shell removal. The casting shell may also have a plurality of gaseous pockets suspended in the refractory material, which do not degrade the structural integrity during casting and provide improved frangibility during shell removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott McGuire, Eric Ernst Hellstrom
  • MODULAR CASTING SPRUE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140190650
    Abstract: A prefabricated sprue assembly provides attachment to independently-produced investment casting molds to substantially reduce the need for pattern material. Installable connections between the prefabricated sprue assembly and the investment mold allow substantial reduction of scrap loss caused by errors in production of individual investment molds by culling defective molds before installation to the sprue assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott McGuire, Eric Emst Hellstrom