Patents by Inventor Stephen Reed

Stephen Reed 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).

  • LINEAR FRICTION WELDING
    Publication number: 20190061047
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for friction welding. The method includes frictionally engaging a weld surface of a first workpiece and a weld surface of a second workpiece; oscillating the weld surface of the first workpiece and the second workpiece until they reach a fusion point, and applying a forge force to the first workpiece with the second workpiece, so that the workpieces are urged into contact at a weld point, wherein the weld point is the centroid of an interface between the weld surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Reed, Frederick John Harris, John Searle
  • Shaped welding
    Patent number: 10010969
    Abstract: A method for friction welding, the method comprising: locating a first workpiece in a recess or aperture of a first tool; bringing a weld face of the first and a weld face of a second workpiece into frictional engagement; and moving the first tool and the second workpiece relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Kuka Systems UK Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Reed, Frederick John Harris, John Searle
  • LINEAR FRICTION WELDING
    Publication number: 20160031036
    Abstract: An apparatus for friction welding, the apparatus comprising a mounting plate having a surface for mounting a first workpiece, a forge for applying a forge force to a second workpiece in a direction substantially perpendicular to a weld surface of the first workpiece and an oscillator for effecting oscillation of the mounting plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the forge force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Reed, Frederick John Harris, John Searle
  • SHAPED WELDING
    Publication number: 20160023301
    Abstract: A method for friction welding, the method comprising: locating a first workpiece in a recess or aperture of a first tool; bringing a weld face of the first and a weld face of a second workpiece into frictional engagement; and moving the first tool and the second workpiece relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Reed, Frederick John Harris, John Searle