Patents by Inventor David J. Gillette

David J. Gillette 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).

  • Mold temperature control for casting system
    Patent number: 6763879
    Abstract: A mold temperature control system comprises a mold section having a cavity, a fluid circuit to distribute a flow of a conditioning fluid, the fluid circuit being positioned spaced apart from the cavity, a temperature sensor positioned in the mold to generate a signal representative of a temperature in the mold, a controllable supply of the conditioning fluid, and a controller for automatically initiating flow of the conditioning fluid through the fluid circuit in response to an initiation temperature and for automatically terminating flow of the conditioning fluid through the fluid circuit in response to a termination temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Macheske, Thomas J. H. Rozich, David Good, Alan P. Gould, Daniel D. Minor, Kenneth D. McKibben, Diane M. Zekind, Karl D. Voss, David J. Gillette