Patents by Inventor Ryan Bennett Sefkow

Ryan Bennett Sefkow 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 joining titanium and titanium-based alloys to ferrous metals using tantalum
    Patent number: 9399262
    Abstract: A method of joining, e.g., by fusion welding, titanium, and titanium-based alloys to ferrous metals, and the intermetallic weld pool created by practice of the method is described. The instant invention involves the use, inclusion or deployment of tantalum into the weld pool and upon cooling a weld, to create a surprisingly strong intermetallic bond, weld, or joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Hausladen, Mark Steven Lewandowski, Ryan Bennett Sefkow
  • METHOD OF JOINING TITANIUM AND TITANIUM-BASED ALLOYS TO FERROUS METALS USING TANTALUM
    Publication number: 20130156493
    Abstract: A method of joining, e.g., by fusion welding, titanium, and titanium-based alloys to ferrous metals, and the intermetallic weld pool created by practice of the method is described. The instant invention involves the use, inclusion or deployment of tantalum into the weld pool and upon cooling a weld, to create a surprisingly strong intermetallic bond, weld, or joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Anthony Hausladen, Mark Steven Lewandowski, Ryan Bennett Sefkow