Patents by Inventor Francisco Rodríguez Vázquez

Francisco Rodríguez Vázquez 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).

  • Publication number: 20150298203
    Abstract: A molding method, equipment for carrying out said method and mold obtained by means of said method are disclosed. The method comprises obtaining at least two semi-molds (23, 24), wherein each semi-mold (23, 24) is obtained outside the axis of advance (3) by sand blowing by means of horizontal molding on a pattern plate (15, 16) which is located horizontally during said molding, said pattern plate (15, 16) defining an impression on one face of each semi-mold (23, 24). The method comprises rotating 90° and vertically facing said at least two semi-molds (23, 24) to one another by the faces incorporating the impression to define a cavity (26) which can be filled with the molten material of the part to be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Luis COBOS JIMENEZ, Francisco RODRIGUEZ VAZQUEZ, Enrique IPINAZAR ALONSO
  • Patent number: 8920532
    Abstract: The present invention describes an inoculation process for inoculating a nucleating additive to a cast iron alloy in a pouring distributor by means of using a transferred arc plasma torch, with an anode partially immersed in the cast iron alloy and a cathode located on the surface of said alloy, the anode or the cathode or both comprising graphite, preferably synthetic crystalline graphite, which supplies said nucleating additive to the iron alloy. The invention thus describes an inoculation device useful for carrying out the inoculation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
    Inventors: Luis Cobos Jimenez, Francisco Rodríguez Vázquez, Jose Luis Oncala Avilés, Pedro Carnicer Alfonso
  • Publication number: 20120279349
    Abstract: The present invention describes an inoculation process for inoculating a nucleating additive to a cast iron alloy in a pouring distributor by means of using a transferred arc plasma torch, with an anode partially immersed in the cast iron alloy and a cathode located on the surface of said alloy, the anode or the cathode or both comprising graphite, preferably synthetic crystalline graphite, which supplies said nucleating additive to the iron alloy. The invention thus describes an inoculation device useful for carrying out the inoculation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Luis Cobos Jimenez, Francisco Rodríguez Vázquez, Jose Luis Oncala Avilés, Pedro Carnicer Alfonso