Patents by Inventor Scotty R. Baylor

Scotty R. Baylor 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).

  • Publication number: 20240207975
    Abstract: Methods for welding materials such as superalloys, hard-facing materials, and aluminides that are difficult to weld without cracking. Instead of welding one layer at a time on the weld surface like existing methods, the weld comprises stacks of weld beads that are first built up vertically to a desired weld height. After a first stack is produced, the weld surface is translated relative to the filler material source and a second adjacent stack is produced. The process is repeated, traversing the weld surface. The stacks are preferably deposited at an angle to the filler material deposition direction. By building the thickness of the weld first, the heat of welding is preferably concentrated into a sufficiently small area on the weld surface so that weld pre-heating is not required, and each portion of the weld and weld surface undergoes only one heating and cooling cycle, reducing cracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Optomec, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Wagner, Scotty R. Baylor, Scott D. Applegate