Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Hester

Patrick M. Hester 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).

  • Patent number: 8342218
    Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a tubular product comprising a tube forming means, a tube maintaining means, a drawing means and energy application means, in which the tube forming means comprises a formation aperture or series of apertures adapted to form a subject material drawn therethrough into a tubular shape, in which the tube maintaining means comprises a circular aperture or series of apertures adapted to maintain the subject material drawn therethrough in the tubular shape, in which the drawing means is adapted to draw the subject material through the tube forming means and the tube maintaining means, in which the energy application means is adapted to direct an energy to the subject material, or an energy absorbent component disposed thereon, such that the subject material is set in the tubular shape, and in which the tube maintaining means is adapted to maintain the subject material in the tubular shape during absorption of the energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Lamina Dielectrics Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Clayton, Patrick M. Hester
  • Publication number: 20090145194
    Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a tubular product comprising a tube forming means, a tube maintaining means, a drawing means and energy application means, in which the tube forming means comprises a formation aperture or series of apertures adapted to form a subject material drawn therethrough into a tubular shape, in which the tube maintaining means comprises a circular aperture or series of apertures adapted to maintain the subject material drawn therethrough in the tubular shape, in which the drawing means is adapted to draw the subject material through the tube forming means and the tube maintaining means, in which the energy application means is adapted to direct an energy to the subject material, or an energy absorbent component disposed thereon, such that the subject material is set in the tubular shape, and in which the tube maintaining means is adapted to maintain the subject material in the tubular shape during absorption of the energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick Clayton, Patrick M. Hester
  • Publication number: 20090145547
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tubular product comprising the steps of: i) arranging a laser absorbent component at a first side of a subject material which is non-laser absorbent, ii) forming the subject material into a tubular shape in which a first portion overlies a second portion and the absorbent component is arranged therebetween, and iii) directing laser light adapted to be absorbed by the laser absorbent component through the first portion and at the laser absorbent component, such that a weld is formed which results in said first portion and said second portion being affixed together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick Clayton, Patrick M. Hester