Patents by Inventor Maria Louise CANN

Maria Louise CANN 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).

  • FRICTION STIR WELDING USING A PCBN-BASED TOOL
    Publication number: 20240173792
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a friction stir welding tool insert comprising a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, PCBN, composite material with a textured surface layer. The textured surface layer comprises a pre-defined repeating pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Teresa RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ, Geoffrey Alan SCARSBROOK, Maria Louise CANN, Josquin PFAFF
  • FRICTION STIR WELDING USING A PCBN-BASED TOOL
    Publication number: 20240116131
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a friction stir welding tool insert comprising a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, PCBN, composite material with a textured surface layer. The textured surface layer comprises a pre-defined repeating pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Teresa RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ, Geoffrey Alan SCARSBROOK, Maria Louise CANN, Josquin PFAFF
  • Friction stir welding using a PCBN-based tool
    Patent number: 11883902
    Abstract: The present application relates to a friction stir welding tool insert comprising a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, PCBN, composite material with a textured surface layer. The textured surface layer comprises a pre-defined repeating pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventors: Teresa Rodriguez Suarez, Geoffrey Alan Scarsbrook, Maria Louise Cann, Josquin Pfaff
  • FRICTION STIR WELDING TOOL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240009755
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a friction stir welding (FSW) tool assembly comprising a retention mechanism to mechanically engage both a tool insert and a tool holder, thereby preventing relative separation. The retention mechanism comprises an annular locking collar mounted about the tool insert and/or the tool holder that couples with the tool insert and/or the tool holder, in mating engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Santonu GHOSH, Branislav DZEPINA, Maria Louise CANN, Teresa RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ, David LINNANE
  • FRICTION STIR WELDING USING A PCBN-BASED TOOL
    Publication number: 20230143286
    Abstract: The present application relates to a friction stir welding tool insert comprising a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, PCBN, composite material with a textured surface layer. The textured surface layer comprises a pre-defined repeating pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Teresa RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ, Geoffrey Alan SCARSBROOK, Maria Louise CANN, Josquin PFAFF