Patents by Inventor Susan M. Antieau

Susan M. Antieau 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).

  • Susceptor heating device for electron beam brazing
    Patent number: 5986233
    Abstract: A brazing device and method are provided which locally apply a controlled amount of heat to a selected area, within a vacuum. The device brazes two components together with a brazing metal. A susceptor plate is placed in thermal contact with one of the components. A serrated pedestal supports the susceptor plate. When the pedestal and susceptor plate are in place, an electron gun irradiates an electron beam at the susceptor plate such that the susceptor plate is sufficiently heated to transfer heat through the one component and melt the brazing metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Susan M. Antieau, Robert G. R. Johnson