Patents by Inventor Martin E. Ness

Martin E. Ness 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).

  • Method of forming tooling for superplastic metal sheet
    Patent number: 4137105
    Abstract: There is provided a method of making a compression die set of the type including front and back die pieces for compressively forming a sheet of soft, pliable metal, such as superplastic metal, therebetween with one of the die pieces including surface impressions. This method includes the steps of providing a mass of metal in a superplastic state, placing a sheet of the soft, pliable metal corresponding to the sheet to be formed over the one die piece to cover the surface impressions, heating the mass of superplastic metal to an elevated forming temperature, and forcing the mass toward the sheet and the one die piece until the sheet flows completely into the surface impressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Assignee: Gulf & Western Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin E. Ness