Patents by Inventor Nathan Leonard Horrex

Nathan Leonard Horrex 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 method and a pair of workpieces joined by such method
    Patent number: 8998064
    Abstract: A friction stir method comprises causing a rotating probe (1) of a friction stir tool to enter a workpiece or a joint between a pair of workpieces (89), the or each workpiece being a low conductivity, high melting point metal or metal alloy. The probe (1) extends from a shoulder (4), or between shoulders, in contact with the workpiece(s) and rotates relative to the or each shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: The Welding Institute
    Inventors: Michael Jonathan Russell, Nathan Leonard Horrex, Adrian Charles Addison
  • FRICTION STIR METHOD AND A PAIR OF WORKPIECES JOINT BY SUCH METHOD
    Publication number: 20090123778
    Abstract: A friction stir method comprises causing a rotating probe (1) of a friction stir tool to enter a workpiece or a joint between a pair of workpieces (89), the or each workpiece being a low conductivity, high melting point metal or metal alloy. The probe (1) extends from a shoulder (4), or between shoulders, in contact with the workpiece(s) and rotates relative to the or each shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: THE WELDING INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Michael Jonathan Russell, Nathan Leonard Horrex, Adrian Charles Addison