Patents by Inventor Phillip Schroeder

Phillip Schroeder 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).

  • LASER-HARDENED FILLET-ROLLED CRANKSHAFT
    Publication number: 20190143398
    Abstract: An automotive shaft fillet treating method including laser hardening a green machined fillet surface to a uniform depth d to induce compressive stresses into the surface, the surface extending the entire length l between outer edges of two undercut regions of the fillet, and applying additional compressive stress to the laser hardened surface via fillet rolling such that the uniform depth d is maintained along the entire length l during a subsequent grinding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel Hansen, Phillip Schroeder, Roger L. Moyer, Michael A. Kopmanis
  • Gas Flame Distribution Unit
    Publication number: 20170009999
    Abstract: Flames pass through a gas flame distribution unit that includes a plurality of metal rods or tubes, where the metal rods or tubes have varying lengths and are welded together at varying angles and pitches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Phillip Schroeder