Patents by Inventor Gary D. McDowell

Gary D. McDowell 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).

  • ABRASIVE CUTTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20150352683
    Abstract: A tool for removing material from a surface includes a body defining a longitudinal bore and an opening connecting an outer surface of the body to the longitudinal bore. A cutting element comprising a cutting surface is dimensioned to be at least partially received by the opening. The cutting surface is configured to translate from a first position to a second position in response to a centrifugal force. In the second position the cutting surface is extended outwardly through the opening, beyond the outer surface of the body. In one example, the tool may be used to remove material, such as oxidation, from the inner walls of a cylindrical article selected from a pipe and a tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Gary D. McDowell, Brett R. Krueger
  • Abrasive cutting tool and cutting method
    Patent number: 9138868
    Abstract: A tool for removing material from a surface includes a body defining a longitudinal bore and an opening connecting an outer surface of the body to the longitudinal bore. A cutting element comprising a cutting surface is dimensioned to be at least partially received by the opening. The cutting surface is configured to translate from a first position to a second position in response to a centrifugal force. In the second position the cutting surface is extended outwardly through the opening, beyond the outer surface of the body. In one example, the tool may be used to remove material, such as oxidation, from the inner walls of a cylindrical article selected from a pipe and a tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary D. McDowell, Brett R. Krueger
  • Abrasive cutting tool
    Patent number: 8308530
    Abstract: A tool for removing material from a surface includes a body defining a longitudinal bore and an opening connecting an outer surface of the body to the longitudinal bore. A cutting element comprising a cutting surface is dimensioned to be at least partially received by the opening. The cutting surface is configured to translate from a first position to a second position in response to a centrifugal force. In the second position the cutting surface is extended outwardly through the opening, beyond the outer surface of the body. In one example, the tool may be used to remove material, such as oxidation, from the inner walls of a cylindrical article selected from a pipe and a tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary D. McDowell, Brett R. Krueger
  • Abrasive Cutting Tool
    Publication number: 20110053469
    Abstract: A tool for removing material from a surface includes a body defining a longitudinal bore and an opening connecting an outer surface of the body to the longitudinal bore. A cutting element comprising a cutting surface is dimensioned to be at least partially received by the opening. The cutting surface is configured to translate from a first position to a second position in response to a centrifugal force. In the second position the cutting surface is extended outwardly through the opening, beyond the outer surface of the body. In one example, the tool may be used to remove material, such as oxidation, from the inner walls of a cylindrical article selected from a pipe and a tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary D. McDowell, Brett R. Krueger
  • Hydrogen reclamation apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6881242
    Abstract: An industrial system includes a processing region for treating an article in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrogen reclamation apparatus. In one embodiment, the hydrogen reclamation apparatus includes a compressor and a separation region having a hydrogen metal membrane. The compressor receives and compresses a hydrogen-containing output gas that is exhausted from the processing region. The compressed gas is conveyed to the separation region where it is separated into a permeate gas and a hydrogen-depleted raffinate gas. In one embodiment, the permeate gas is conveyed back to the processing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: ATI Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett R. Krueger, Johnny T. Ferara, Gary D. McDowell
  • Hydrogen reclamation apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20040134348
    Abstract: An industrial system includes a processing region for treating an article in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrogen reclamation apparatus. In one embodiment, the hydrogen reclamation apparatus includes a compressor and a separation region having a hydrogen metal membrane. The compressor receives and compresses a hydrogen-containing output gas that is exhausted from the processing region. The compressed gas is conveyed to the separation region where it is separated into a permeate gas and a hydrogen-depleted raffinate gas. In one embodiment, the permeate gas is conveyed back to the processing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: ATI Properties, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
    Inventors: Brett R. Krueger, Johnny T. Ferara, Gary D. McDowell