Patents by Inventor Robert P. Frank

Robert P. Frank 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).

  • Electric induction brazing in an inert atmosphere
    Patent number: 8963057
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for an electric induction brazing process in an inert atmosphere using a substantially oxygen-free copper alloy filler or preform under an inert atmosphere within a brazing chamber minimally sized for containment of the brazed joint region and an induction coil. The inert atmosphere may be nitrogen gas supplied from a liquid nitrogen source. For brazing of an open-interior fitting around a hole in a tubular material a nesting area is provided around the hole for seating of the filler or preform and the fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Radyne Corporation
    Inventors: Brian R. Gramoll, Robert P. Frank
  • ELECTRIC INDUCTION BRAZING IN AN INERT ATMOSPHERE
    Publication number: 20090107989
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for an electric induction brazing process in an inert atmosphere using a substantially oxygen-free copper alloy filler or preform under an inert atmosphere within a brazing chamber minimally sized for containment of the brazed joint region and an induction coil. The inert atmosphere may be nitrogen gas supplied from a liquid nitrogen source. For brazing of an open-interior fitting around a hole in a tubular material a nesting area is provided around the hole for seating of the filler or preform and the fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Brian R. Gramoll, Robert P. Frank