Patents by Inventor Gene E. Morgan

Gene E. Morgan 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).

  • Electrode carrying wire for GTAW welding
    Patent number: 4924053
    Abstract: A welding torch for gas tungsten arc welding apparatus has a hollow tungsten electrode including a ceramic liner and forms the filler metal wire guide. The wire is fed through the tungsten electrode thereby reducing the size of the torch to eliminate clearance problems which exist with external wire guides. Since the wire is pre-heated from the tungsten more wire may be fed into the weld puddle, and the wire will not oxidize because it is always within the shielding gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Gene E. Morgan, Gerald E. Dyer
  • Internal wire guide for GTAW welding
    Patent number: 4879446
    Abstract: A welding torch for gas tungsten arc welding apparatus has a filler metal wire guide positioned within the torch, and within the shielding gas nozzle. The wire guide is adjacent the tungsten electrode and has a ceramic liner through which the wire is fed. This reduces the size of the torch and eliminates the outside clearance problems that exist with external wire guides. Additionally, since the wire is always within the shielding gas, oxidizing of the wire is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Gene E. Morgan, Gerald E. Dyer