Patents by Inventor Nipendra P. Singh
Nipendra P. Singh 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).
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Patent number: 9364889Abstract: Various techniques are provided for creating fugitive foam patterns for use in investment casting operations. In certain illustrative embodiments, a fugitive foam pattern is assembled from independently formed portions. A first section is formed in a mold. Once cured, a mating surface of the first section is exposed to the cavity of a second mold and the section is formed. The second section integrally adheres to the first section. The process is repeated as necessary. In alternative embodiments, a channel is created in a foam pattern using a temporary core that is removed without chemical leaching. The core material comprises water-soluble materials, acid-soluble materials, low-melting point materials, or a combination thereof. A pattern may also be created by inserting foam around a core that remains with the foam pattern.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: IC PATTERNS, LLCInventors: Anil R. Chaudhry, Robert Dzugan, Richard M. Harrington, Faurice D. Neece, Nipendra P. Singh, Travis Westendorf
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Patent number: 8591787Abstract: A method of creating a foam pattern comprises mixing a polyol component and an isocyanate component to form a liquid mixture. The method further comprises placing a temporary core having a shape corresponding to a desired internal feature in a cavity of a mold and inserting the mixture into the cavity of the mold so that the mixture surrounds a portion of the temporary core. The method optionally further comprises using supporting pins made of foam to support the core in the mold cavity, with such pins becoming integral part of the pattern material simplifying subsequent processing. The method further comprises waiting for a predetermined time sufficient for a reaction from the mixture to form a foam pattern structure corresponding to the cavity of the mold, wherein the foam pattern structure encloses a portion of the temporary core and removing the temporary core from the pattern independent of chemical leaching.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: IC Patterns, LLCInventors: Anil R. Chaudhry, Robert Dzugan, Richard M. Harrington, Faurice D. Neece, Nipendra P. Singh, Travis Westendorf
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Publication number: 20120007266Abstract: A method of creating a foam pattern comprises mixing a polyol component and an isocyanate component to form a liquid mixture. The method further comprises placing a temporary core having a shape corresponding to a desired internal feature in a cavity of a mold and inserting the mixture into the cavity of the mold so that the mixture surrounds a portion of the temporary core. The method optionally further comprises using supporting pins made of foam to support the core in the mold cavity, with such pins becoming integral part of the pattern material simplifying subsequent processing. The method further comprises waiting for a predetermined time sufficient for a reaction from the mixture to form a foam pattern structure corresponding to the cavity of the mold, wherein the foam pattern structure encloses a portion of the temporary core and removing the temporary core from the pattern independent of chemical leaching.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: FOPAT LLCInventors: Anil R. Chaudhry, Robert Dzugan, Richard M. Harrington, Faurice D. Neece, Nipendra P. Singh, Travis Westendorf
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Patent number: 7958932Abstract: A foam material comprises a liquid polymer and a liquid isocyanate which is mixed to make a solution that is poured, injected or otherwise deposited into a corresponding mold. A reaction from the mixture of the liquid polymer and liquid isocyanate inside the mold forms a thermally collapsible foam structure having a shape that corresponds to the inside surface configuration of the mold and a skin that is continuous and unbroken. Once the reaction is complete, the foam pattern is removed from the mold and may be used as a pattern in any number of conventional casting processes.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Fopat LLCInventors: Anil R. Chaudhry, Robert Dzugan, Richard M. Harrington, Faurice D. Neece, Nipendra P. Singh
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Patent number: 7582361Abstract: A class of lightweight structural members, characterized by lighter weight and greater resistance to buckling under axial compressive loading, as compared to conventional structural members, is described. The lightweight structural members typically comprise a thin tubular member filled with a metallic foam material. The foam material preferably comprises particulate matter comprised of agglomerated fly ash material, and, preferably, gaseous material in pores within the foam material. In an alternate configuration, the lightweight structural member comprises two tubular members, one nested inside the other, wherein the annular volume between the tubular members is filled with metallic foam material. A method for manufacturing the structural members is also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Inventors: Robert M. Purgert, Jerzy Sobczak, Lawrence C. Boyd, Jr., Nipendra P. Singh, Bruce P. Bardes
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Publication number: 20090008058Abstract: A foam material comprises a liquid polymer and a liquid isocyanate which is mixed to make a solution that is poured, injected or otherwise deposited into a corresponding mold. A reaction from the mixture of the liquid polymer and liquid isocyanate inside the mold forms a thermally collapsible foam structure having a shape that corresponds to the inside surface configuration of the mold and a skin that is continuous and unbroken. Once the reaction is complete, the foam pattern is removed from the mold and may be used as a pattern in any number of conventional casting processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: FOPAT LLCInventors: Anil R. Chaudhry, Robert Dzugan, Richard M. Harrington, Faurice D. Neece, Nipendra P. Singh