Patents by Inventor Steven David Sparkowich

Steven David Sparkowich 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).

  • CLADDED ARTICLE WITH CLAD LAYER HAVING VARYING THICKNESS
    Publication number: 20240140069
    Abstract: A cladded article may include a first metallic layer, a clad layer, and a first solid-state welding interface region positioned between the clad layer and the first metallic layer. The clad layer may include a first clad layer region having a first clad layer thickness in a thickness direction of the clad layer and a second clad layer region having a second clad layer thickness in the thickness direction of the clad layer. The second clad layer thickness may be greater than the first clad layer thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: DMC Global Inc.
    Inventors: Karsten Guenther, Curtis Erwin Prothe, Steven David Sparkowich, Andrew Ruminski
  • Cladded article with clad layer having varying thickness
    Patent number: 11897228
    Abstract: A cladded article may include a first metallic layer, a clad layer, and a first solid-state welding interface region positioned between the clad layer and the first metallic layer. The clad layer may include a first clad layer region having a first clad layer thickness in a thickness direction of the clad layer and a second clad layer region having a second clad layer thickness in the thickness direction of the clad layer. The second clad layer thickness may be greater than the first clad layer thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DMC Global Inc.
    Inventors: Karsten Guenther, Curtis Erwin Prothe, Steven David Sparkowich, Andrew Ruminski
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IDENTIFYING A BOND BOUNDARY BETWEEN A SOUND BOND AND A WEAK BOND IN A MULTILAYER ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20220196604
    Abstract: A method of identifying a bond boundary between a sound bond and weak bond in a multilayer article may include determining a plurality of positions on a surface of the article; for each position of the plurality of positions, obtaining a full-wave, time domain waveform of ultrasonic waves reflected from the article; and, for each pair of adjacent positions among the plurality of positions, determining whether there is a bond boundary between a first position and a second position based on a comparison of a waveform characteristic of a first waveform generated at the first position and the waveform characteristic of a second waveform generated at the second position; and in response to a determination that there is a bond boundary between the first position and the second position, determining a boundary position based on the first position and the second position and memorializing the boundary position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: DMC Global Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Payton, Andrew Ruminski, Curtis Erwin Prothe, Steven David Sparkowich
  • CLADDED ARTICLE WITH CLAD LAYER HAVING VARYING THICKNESS
    Publication number: 20220001649
    Abstract: A cladded article may include a first metallic layer, a clad layer, and a first solid-state welding interface region positioned between the clad layer and the first metallic layer. The clad layer may include a first clad layer region having a first clad layer thickness in a thickness direction of the clad layer and a second clad layer region having a second clad layer thickness in the thickness direction of the clad layer. The second clad layer thickness may be greater than the first clad layer thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: DMC Global Inc.
    Inventors: Karsten Guenther, Curtis Erwin Prothe, Steven David Sparkowich, Andrew Ruminski