Patents by Inventor Philip Gacka

Philip Gacka 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).

  • CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190357647
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to consumer electronics devices and use of additive manufacturing. In one embodiment, a consumer electronics case has a body, at least one sidewall extending perimetrically around the body to define an inner case wall and an outer case wall, and at least one additively manufactured component or feature on the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Raymond J. Kilmer, Steven B. Leonard, Lynette Karabin, Jennifer L. Giocondi, Daniel L. Serafin, Philip Gacka, Jen C. Lin, Leighton M. Cooper, Carl E. Garesche
  • Methods of producing wrought products with internal passages
    Patent number: 10385432
    Abstract: Various methods are disclosed for additively manufacturing a feedstock material to create an AM preform, wherein the AM preform is configured with a body having an internal passage defined therein, wherein the internal passage further includes at least one of a void and a channel; inserting a filler material into the internal passage of the AM preform; closing the AM preform with an enclosure component such that the filler material is retained within the internal passage of the AM preform; and deforming the AM preform to a sufficient amount to create a product having an internal passage therein, wherein the product is configured with wrought properties for that material via the deforming step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ARCONIC INC.
    Inventors: Raymond J. Kilmer, Vivek M. Sample, Erin J. Fulton, James T. Burg, Eric G. Bogan, Jason C. Brem, Robert J. Speer, William B. Leith, Michael Cardinale, Philip Gacka
  • Methods of Producing Wrought Products with Internal Passages
    Publication number: 20160298218
    Abstract: Various methods are disclosed for additively manufacturing a feedstock material to create an AM preform, wherein the AM preform is configured with a body having an internal passage defined therein, wherein the internal passage further includes at least one of a void and a channel; inserting a filler material into the internal passage of the AM preform; closing the AM preform with an enclosure component such that the filler material is retained within the internal passage of the AM preform; and deforming the AM preform to a sufficient amount to create a product having an internal passage therein, wherein the product is configured with wrought properties for that material via the deforming step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond J. Kilmer, Vivek M. Sample, Erin J. Fulton, James T. Burg, Eric G. Bogan, Jason C. Brem, Robert J. Speer, William B. Leith, Michael Cardinale, Philip Gacka