Patents by Inventor Jack O. Fickes

Jack O. Fickes 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).

  • Pocket wheel furnace apparatus
    Patent number: 5100315
    Abstract: A pocket wheel furnace having a furnace housing provided with a heat source in the side walls to project heat upon the components requiring heat treatment. The components are loaded into the pockets on the wheel at a first station and travel through the projected heat for the time needed to reach the heat treatment temperature before reaching a discharge station where the components are moved to a quench station. The travel time in the furnace is predetermined and is substantially equivalent for all components in a batch thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: The Timken Company
    Inventors: David V. Schodorf, Harold F. Amstead, Ross E. Ducker, Jack O. Fickes, Gary L. Wells