Patents by Inventor Richard S. Jakus

Richard S. Jakus 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).

  • Fugitive pattern assembly and method
    Patent number: 8678073
    Abstract: A fugitive pattern assembly is made by preforming one or more fugitive patterns of an article to be cast, placing the preformed patterns in an injection die, and injecting fluid gating material into the die to form gating connected to the patterns. The fugitive patterns are disposed in end-to-end and/or side-by-side relation and are interconnected by the gating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Howmet Corporation
    Inventors: Richard S. Jakus, Kurt R. Swartz
  • Fugitive pattern assembly and method
    Patent number: 7270166
    Abstract: A fugitive pattern assembly is made by preforming one or more fugitive patterns of an article to be cast, placing the preformed patterns in an injection die, and injecting fluid gating material into the die to form gating connected to the patterns. The fugitive patterns are disposed in end-to-end and/or side-by-side relation and are interconnected by the gating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Howmet Corporation
    Inventors: Richard S. Jakus, Kurt R. Swartz