Patents by Inventor John Putnam Hays, IV

John Putnam Hays, IV 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MULTIPLE SYNCHRONIZED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS TO FINISH A PART
    Publication number: 20220032394
    Abstract: An ultrasonic systems and methods for sealing complex interfaces or for metal forming. Complex interfaces, such as a Gable top, have multiple and a variety of layers across the interface, or an oval or round spout having a complex geometry. An example system includes two ultrasonic horns arranged opposite a gap between which the interface is provided. The frequency and phase of the ultrasonic energy are synchronized as the energy is applied simultaneously while the interface is pressed between a jaw and the energy is applied to both sides of the interface. Another example system includes two ultrasonic transducers synchronized in frequency and phase and used to vibrate a horn mechanically to facilitate a sealing or welding interface or to assist in a metal-forming process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Leo Klinstein, Charles Leroy Leonard, Matthew James Dittrich, John Putnam Hays, IV, Petr Vasko, Robert Edward Aldaz, Joseph Re, Andrew Germaine
  • Systems and methods using multiple synchronized ultrasonic transducers to finish a part
    Patent number: 11090758
    Abstract: An ultrasonic systems and methods for sealing complex interfaces or for metal forming. Complex interfaces, such as a Gable top, have multiple and a variety of layers across the interface, or an oval or round spout having a complex geometry. An example system includes two ultrasonic horns arranged opposite a gap between which the interface is provided. The frequency and phase of the ultrasonic energy are synchronized as the energy is applied simultaneously while the interface is pressed between a jaw and the energy is applied to both sides of the interface. Another example system includes two ultrasonic transducers synchronized in frequency and phase and used to vibrate a horn mechanically to facilitate a sealing or welding interface or to assist in a metal-forming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Dukane IAS, LLC
    Inventors: Leo Klinstein, Charles Leroy Leonard, Matthew James Dittrich, John Putnam Hays, IV, Petr Vasko, Robert Edward Aldaz, Joseph Re, Andrew Germaine
  • Ultrasonic welding systems and methods using dual, synchronized horns on opposite sides of parts to be joined
    Patent number: 10807314
    Abstract: An ultrasonic system and method for sealing a complex interface, such as a Gable top, having multiple and a variety of layers across the interface, or an oval or round spout having a complex geometry. The system includes two ultrasonic horns arranged opposite a gap between which the interface is provided. The frequency and phase of the ultrasonic energy are synchronized as the energy is applied simultaneously while the interface is pressed between a jaw and the energy is applied to both sides of the interface. Only one application of the frequency- and phase-synchronized ultrasonic energy is required to hermetically seal all the layers of the interface together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: DUKANE IAS, LLC
    Inventors: Leo Klinstein, Charles Leroy Leonard, Matthew James Dittrich, John Putnam Hays, IV, Petr Vasko