Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Chason

Kenneth R. Chason 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).

  • Welding method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4357514
    Abstract: This application relates to a method and apparatus for welding together small oxide coated components by driving a sharp edge or point of one part into a face of another part and then discharging electrical energy, for example, a capacitively stored electrical current through the joint. Precision micrometer control of the distance one part accelerates toward the other along with continuously adjustable spring tension are used to program the inelastic collision of the two parts. The electrical discharge circuit is controlled to provide a controlled arc after collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1982
    Assignee: GTI Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Chason
  • Method of welding tantalum lead wires to tantalum capacitor anodes
    Patent number: 4319118
    Abstract: This application relates to a method and apparatus for welding together small oxide coated components by driving a sharp edge or point of one part into a face of another part and then discharging electrical energy, for example, a capacitively stored electrical current through the joint. Precision micrometer control of the distance one part accelerates toward the other along with continuously adjustable spring tension are used to program the inelastic collision of the two parts. The electrical discharge circuit is controlled to provide a controlled arc after collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1982
    Assignee: GTI Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Chason