Patents by Inventor Peter Dickson

Peter Dickson 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).

  • Electric Induction Heating of a Rail Head with Non-Uniform Longitudinal Temperature Distribution
    Publication number: 20150257206
    Abstract: A method is provided for making the longitudinal temperature distribution of the bulbous end of a longitudinally oriented workpiece, such as a rail's head, generally uniform when the head has a non-uniform longitudinal temperature distribution. A combination of crown and skirt electric inductors is used to achieve the generally uniform temperature distribution by modulating the magnetic field intensity produced by current flow through one or more of the combination of crown and skirt inductors as required for the non-uniformly heated regions of the rail's head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Dickson, Paul F. SCOTT
  • Electric induction heating of a rail head with non-uniform longitudinal temperature distribution
    Patent number: 9040882
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for making the longitudinal temperature distribution of the bulbous end of a longitudinally oriented workpiece, such as a rail's head, generally uniform when the head has a non-uniform longitudinal temperature distribution. A combination of crown and skirt electric inductors is used to achieve the generally uniform temperature distribution by modulating the magnetic field intensity produced by current flow through one or more of the combination of crown and skirt inductors as required for the non-uniformly heated regions of the rail's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Inductotherm Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Dickson, Paul F. Scott
  • Electric Induction Heating of a Rail Head with Non-Uniform Longitudinal Temperature Distribution
    Publication number: 20090065501
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for making the longitudinal temperature distribution of the bulbous end of a longitudinally oriented workpiece, such as a rail's head, generally uniform when the head has a non-uniform longitudinal temperature distribution. A combination of crown and skirt electric inductors is used to achieve the generally uniform temperature distribution by modulating the magnetic field intensity produced by current flow through one or more of the combination of crown and skirt inductors as required for the non-uniformly heated regions of the rail's head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Dickson, Paul F. Scott