Patents by Inventor James C. Ream

James C. Ream 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 producing gears
    Patent number: 4709569
    Abstract: A method for precision forging of low to medium carbon level carbon and/or alloy steels is provided. The method include the steps of heating the properly prepared billets (20), preferably in a minimum oxidizing environment (36), to a preselected temperature falling in the range of 0.68-0.74, preferably 0.69-0.73, of the homologous temperature ratio (HTR) of the billet material and then precision forging the heated billets while at the preselected temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Alvin M. Sabroff, Samuel C. Chambers, James C. Ream