Patents by Inventor Terry Speed

Terry Speed 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).

  • Laser welding plastic segments
    Patent number: 12109763
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and components for the bonding together of plastic components during a manufacturing and/or assembly process to create molds for lost-wax casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Virginia, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel C. Johnson, Takeshi Mochida, Terry Speed
  • PLASTIC LASER WELDING FOR STEERABLE CATHETER TIP
    Publication number: 20230083702
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of manufacture, apparatus, and fixtures. An apparatus comprising an inner liner having a hollow chamber extending the length of the inner liner, at least two guide rings disposed collectively along the inner liner, and at least one lumen portion extending through each of the at least two guide rings and being parallel with the hollow chamber, wherein the at least two components are fixed by welding is provided. Further provided is a fixture and a method of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Nathaniel Robert Lau, Showna Chang, Takahisa Kato, Joel C. Johnson, Terry Speed
  • LASER WELDING PLASTIC SEGMENTS
    Publication number: 20220274344
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and components for the bonding together of plastic components during a manufacturing and/or assembly process to create molds for lost-wax casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Joel C. Johnson, Takeshi Mochida, Terry Speed