Patents by Inventor James R. Dinkins

James R. Dinkins 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).

  • Induction heating coupler and annealer
    Patent number: 5374809
    Abstract: An induction heating device includes a handle having a hollow interior and two opposite ends, a wrist connected to one end of the handle, a U-shaped pole piece having two spaced apart ends, a tank circuit including an induction coil wrapped around the pole piece and a capacitor connected to the induction coil, a head connected to the wrist and including a housing for receiving the U-shaped pole piece, the two spaced apart ends of the pole piece extending outwardly beyond the housing, and a power source connected to the tank circuit. When the tank circuit is energized and a susceptor is placed in juxtaposition to the ends of the U-shaped pole piece, the susceptor is heated by induction heating due to a magnetic flux passing between the two ends of the pole piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Robert L. Fox, Samuel D. Johnson, Carl E. Copeland, Robert H. Coultrip, W. Morris Phillips, David F. Johnston, Robert J. Swaim, James R. Dinkins
  • Induction heating coupler
    Patent number: 5350902
    Abstract: An induction heating device includes a handle having a hollow interior and two opposite ends, a wrist connected to one end of the handle, a U-shaped pole piece having two spaced apart ends, a tank circuit including an induction coil wrapped around the pole piece and a capacitor connected to the induction coil, a head connected to the wrist and including a housing for receiving the U-shaped pole piece, the two spaced apart ends of the pole piece extending outwardly beyond the housing, and a power source connected to the tank circuit. When the tank circuit is energized and a susceptor is placed in juxtaposition to the ends of the U-shaped pole piece, the susceptor is heated by induction heating due to a magnetic flux passing between the two ends of the pole piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Robert L. Fox, Copeland, Carl E., Robert J. Swaim, Robert H. Coultrip, David F. Johnston, W. Morris Phillips, Samuel D. Johnson, James R. Dinkins, John D. Buckley