Patents by Inventor Rafael Hernandez Ruiz Esparza

Rafael Hernandez Ruiz Esparza 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDING MATERIAL TO CASTINGS
    Publication number: 20220072616
    Abstract: A system includes a controller, a pretreating machine, and an additive manufacturing machine. The pretreating machine is coupled to the controller. The pretreating machine includes a pretreater structured to form an interface layer on a component. The additive manufacturing machine is coupled to the controller. The additive manufacturing machine includes a material feed and a forming beam. The material feed is configured to selectively provide a first amount of material on the interface layer. The forming beam is configured to substantially melt the first amount of material, thereby forming a first layer of a first material deposit on the interface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Howard S. Savage, Roger D. England, Todd M. Wieland, Rafael Hernandez Ruiz Esparza, Nikhil Doiphode, John A. Rupp
  • Systems and methods for adding material to castings
    Patent number: 11203066
    Abstract: A system includes a controller, a pretreating machine, and an additive manufacturing machine. The pretreating machine is coupled to the controller. The pretreating machine includes a pretreater structured to form an interface layer on a component. The additive manufacturing machine is coupled to the controller. The additive manufacturing machine includes a material feed and a forming beam. The material feed is configured to selectively provide a first amount of material on the interface layer. The forming beam is configured to substantially melt the first amount of material, thereby forming a first layer of a first material deposit on the interface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Howard S. Savage, Roger D. England, Todd M. Wieland, Rafael Hernandez Ruiz Esparza, Nikhil Doiphode, John A. Rupp
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDING MATERIAL TO CASTINGS
    Publication number: 20200055119
    Abstract: A system includes a controller, a pretreating mahine, and an additive manufacturing machine. The pretreating machine is coupled to the controller. The pretreating machine includes a pretreater structured to form an interface layer on a component. The additive manufacturing machine is coupled to the controller. The additive manufacturing machine includes a material feed and a forming beam. The material feed is configured to selectively provide a first amount of material on the interface layer. The forming beam is configured to substantially melt the first amount of material, thereby forming a first layer of a first material deposit on the interface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Howard S. Savage, Roger D. England, Todd M. Wieland, Rafael Hernandez Ruiz Esparza, Nikhil Doiphode, John A. Rupp