Patents by Inventor James Ault

James Ault 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 for processing castings
    Patent number: 9676028
    Abstract: A method of processing a casting is described. The method comprises removing a mold from a cast metal part without cold working surfaces of the cast metal part and thermally treating the cast metal part. The method can further comprise finishing the surfaces of the cast metal part after thermally treating such that any cold working of the surfaces of the cast metal part occurs after thermally treating such that no recast layer is formed in the cast metal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: PCC STRUCTURALS, INC.
    Inventors: James Raphord Barrett, John Schleicher, James Ault, David Pickett
  • Bonding of Titanium Coating to Cast CoCr
    Publication number: 20160030632
    Abstract: Described is a medical implant having a CoCr cast body and a commercially pure (CP) Ti coating. The CP Ti coating is diffusion bonded to the CoCr body and is 5-3000 ?m thick. Also described is a process for producing the medical implant that includes preparing the cast CoCr body for coating, applying a coating using a cold spray process, and diffusion bonding the coating to the body using hot isostatic pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: John Schleicher, James K. Barrett, James Ault
  • METHOD FOR PROCESSING CASTINGS
    Publication number: 20140010706
    Abstract: A method of processing a casting is described. The method comprises removing a mold from a cast metal part without cold working surfaces of the cast metal part and thermally treating the cast metal part. The method can further comprise finishing the surfaces of the cast metal part after thermally treating such that any cold working of the surfaces of the cast metal part occurs after thermally treating such that no recast layer is formed in the cast metal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: PCC Structurals, Inc.
    Inventors: James Raphord Barrett, John Schleicher, James Ault, David Pickett
  • Echinacea plant named 'CBG Cone 2'
    Publication number: 20070240245
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Echinacea, ‘CBG Cone 2’, characterized by its compact and dwarf growth habit, its sturdy stems, its horizontally held blooms with medium pink florets surrounding yellow-brown cones, its long blooming habit, its ease of propagation, its vigorous growth habit, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: James Ault