Patents by Inventor Stephen Shultz

Stephen Shultz 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).

  • Creep forming a work piece
    Publication number: 20060230807
    Abstract: A method of forming a work piece using a die and a load is provided. The method comprises placing the work piece on a die having a predetermined contour and applying a load on the work piece. The work piece, the die and the load are then heated to an annealing temperature of the work piece such that the work piece, the die and the load are iso-thermal. The method also includes creep forming the work piece such that the work piece develops the predetermined contour during the annealing operation. The work piece, the die and the load are then slow cooled such that the work piece, the die and the load are iso-thermal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Shultz, Peter Nash, Anthony Vinter