Patents by Inventor James Frederick Witzqall

James Frederick Witzqall 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).

  • Continuous metal matrix composite consolidation
    Patent number: 6455804
    Abstract: A method for the fabrication of large metal matrix composite structures comprising the continuous brazing of aluminum matrix braze-clad tape using an infrared laser to melt the braze clad on the tape while applying pressure to the tape and simultaneously contacting it with previously applied tape layers on a rotating mandrel. The apparatus utilized to accomplish this fabrication process may include a variety of pre and post-contact heaters and preferably includes instruments for the continuous monitoring and control of the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian Louis Gordon, Brian E. Joseph, James Frederick Witzqall
  • Continuous metal matrix composite consolidation
    Publication number: 20020108932
    Abstract: A method for the fabrication of large metal matrix composite structures comprising the continuous brazing of aluminum matrix braze-clad tape using an infrared laser to melt the braze clad on the tape while applying pressure to the tape and simultaneously contacting it with previously applied tape layers on a rotating mandrel. The apparatus utilized to accomplish this fabrication process may include a variety of pre and post-contact heaters and preferably includes instruments for the continuous monitoring and control of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Brian Louis Gordon, Brian E. Joseph, James Frederick Witzqall