Patents by Inventor Neal Herring

Neal Herring 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).

  • Cold plate design features amenable for additive manufacturing powder removal
    Patent number: 11583929
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cold plate includes forming a fluid circuit on a build surface in a layer-by-layer fashion from a build material. The fluid circuit includes a plurality of peripheral walls, each of the plurality of peripheral walls at least partially defining a primary channel, a longitudinally one of the peripheral walls being formed to include apertures configured to permit excess build material to pass therethrough. A central wall of the fluid circuit at least partially defines the primary channel and a plurality of secondary channels fluidly connected to the primary channel. The method further includes removing excess build material through the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Kimberly Saviers, John Whiton, Neal Herring
  • COLD PLATE DESIGN FEATURES AMENABLE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING POWDER REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20220258241
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cold plate includes forming a fluid circuit on a build surface in a layer-by-layer fashion from a build material. The fluid circuit includes a plurality of peripheral walls, each of the plurality of peripheral walls at least partially defining a primary channel, a longitudinally one of the peripheral walls being formed to include apertures configured to permit excess build material to pass therethrough. A central wall of the fluid circuit at least partially defines the primary channel and a plurality of secondary channels fluidly connected to the primary channel. The method further includes removing excess build material through the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Kimberly Saviers, John Whiton, Neal Herring