Patents by Inventor Robert Ross Roelofs

Robert Ross Roelofs 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).

  • Lubricant for metal cold forming processes and methods of use of the same
    Patent number: 10479957
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricant for use in cold forming of a metal. The lubricant comprises a mixture of at least one lubricating compound and at least one starch. The starch adheres the lubricating compound to the metal surface. The present lubricant completely removes the need to pre-coat the metal with a zinc phosphate coating to adhere the lubricating compound to the metal. The present lubricant eliminates several steps required in processes that utilize zinc phosphate pre-coatings. In addition, the lubricant of the present invention is easily removed after the cold forming operations unlike zinc phosphate coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: FREIBORNE INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Ross Roelofs
  • LUBRICANT FOR METAL COLD FORMING PROCESSES AND METHODS OF USE OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170044458
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricant for use in cold forming of a metal. The lubricant comprises a mixture of at least one lubricating compound and at least one starch. The starch adheres the lubricating compound to the metal surface. The present lubricant completely removes the need to pre-coat the metal with a zinc phosphate coating to adhere the lubricating compound to the metal. The present lubricant eliminates several steps required in processes that utilize zinc phosphate pre-coatings. In addition, the lubricant of the present invention is easily removed after the cold forming operations unlike zinc phosphate coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Ross Roelofs