Patents by Inventor Nicholas Philip Herdzik

Nicholas Philip Herdzik 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for maintaining proper test piece orientation during corrosion testing
    Patent number: 8161804
    Abstract: A support stand for supporting a test piece within a corrosion chamber comprises first and second side members interconnected by first and second support rods. The relative position of the support rods is adjustable so as to modify the orientation of the test piece. In some examples, each side member has a base, a first row of spaced-apart holes generally parallel to the base, and a second row of spaced apart holes generally perpendicular to the base. By selecting the holes with which the support rods engage, the orientation of the test piece can be set to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Herdzik, Andrew Raymond Nowasielski, Adam Richard Muehlhauser, Janet Christine Robincheck, Jerry Walter Slumski
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING PROPER TEST PIECE ORIENTATION DURING CORROSION TESTING
    Publication number: 20100307229
    Abstract: A support stand for supporting a test piece within a corrosion chamber comprises first and second side members interconnected by first and second support rods. The relative position of the support rods is adjustable so as to modify the orientation of the test piece. In some examples, each side member has a base, a first row of spaced-apart holes generally parallel to the base, and a second row of spaced apart holes generally perpendicular to the base. By selecting the holes with which the support rods engage, the orientation of the test piece can be set to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Herdzik, Andrew Raymond Nowasielski, Adam Richard Muehlhauser, Janet Christine Robincheck, Jerry Walter Slumski