Patents by Inventor Julia C. Hess

Julia C. Hess 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).

  • High Temperature Nitriding of Titanium Parts
    Publication number: 20130292007
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a part. The part may be positioned in a chamber. The part may be comprised of a metal and may be a positioned part. A gas containing nitrogen may be sent into the chamber. An electromagnetic field may be generated in the chamber with the gas. The electromagnetic field may heat a portion of the metal in the positioned part to a temperature from about 60 percent to about 99 percent of the melting point of the metal such that the portion of the metal has a desired hardness. The portion of the metal may extend from a surface of the positioned part to a selected depth from the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Dale J. Weires, Scott M. Holder, Julia C. Hess
  • High temperature nitriding of titanium parts
    Patent number: 8496872
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a part. The part may be positioned in a chamber. The part may be comprised of a metal and may be a positioned part. A gas containing nitrogen may be sent into the chamber. An electromagnetic field may be generated in the chamber with the gas. The electromagnetic field may heat a portion of the metal in the positioned part to a temperature from about 60 percent to about 99 percent of the melting point of the metal such that the portion of the metal has a desired hardness. The portion of the metal may extend from a surface of the positioned part to a selected depth from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dale J. Weires, Scott M. Holder, Julia C. Hess