Patents by Inventor Dwight C. Dutton, Jr.

Dwight C. Dutton, Jr. 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).

  • Method of brazing and apparatus
    Patent number: 5344717
    Abstract: A method of brazing and apparatus therefor wherein two elements are bonded together using pre-formed fillet material. In accordance with a first alternative embodiment, the pre-formed fillet material comprises a depression formed on a first surface of one of the elements by a punching operation. The preformed fillet material also comprises a protrusion formed on a second surface opposite the depression formed by the punching operation. The invention also comprises a method of reducing bending stress in a Coriolis flow tube by bonding the flow tube and a brace bar with preformed fillet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Micro Motion, Incorporated
    Inventors: Dwight C. Dutton, Jr., Antonio X. Luna, Charles P. Stack