Patents by Inventor Rick Thomas Heaman

Rick Thomas Heaman 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).

  • Method of making a spray formed rapid tool
    Patent number: 6276431
    Abstract: A method of making a spray formed rapid tool includes the steps of making a model of a desired tool and directly constructing a sand pattern as the inverse of the model. The method also includes the steps of thermally spraying metal material against the sand pattern to form the desired tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Grigoriy Grinberg, David Robert Collins, Jeffrey Alan Kinane, Rick Thomas Heaman