Patents by Inventor David M. Vickers

David M. Vickers 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).

  • MICROWAVE HEATING OF BORON STEEL BLANKS PRIOR TO THE HOT-STAMPING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20190320508
    Abstract: A method of heating a steel blank using a microwave heating furnace system for the hot stamping process includes providing a steel blank having a thickness ranging from 1 mm to 1.8 mm, pre-heating the streel blank to an initial temperature in a pre-heat chamber of the microwave heating furnace system, and directly heating the steel blank using microwave energy in a main heating zone of the microwave heating furnace system from the initial temperature to a temperature greater than 850° C. in less than 240 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: David M. Vickers, Manoj Gupta, Terry Cable