Patents by Inventor Steven Childree Gay

Steven Childree Gay 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 for joining porous metal structures and structure formed thereby
    Patent number: 7087853
    Abstract: A method for joining weldable metal structures and compound structure formed using the method are disclosed herein. The method includes steps of abutting a first structure to a second structure along an edge to form a seam. The two structures are then welded together along the seam on one side of the structures through at least 75% of the thickness of the structures. The structures are then welded along a portion of the seam from the opposite side of the structures. The method may be used to join porous weldable metal structures. The method may be used to create a compound structure having very narrow weld seam widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Donald Owen Holte, Steven Childree Gay