Patents by Inventor Thomas Ayer

Thomas Ayer 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).

  • High temperature transport belt for materials treating furnace
    Patent number: 5363952
    Abstract: In a materials treating furnace, a belt is provided for transporting articles to be treated through a high temperature treatment zone. The belt comprises a succession of interwoven links, each of which is made up of a length of tungsten wire which has been heated and wound around an elliptical mandrel to provide a link which is in the form of a slightly flattened helix having no sharp bends. The interweaving of the helical links provides a large number of interlocking contact points between successive links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Centorr/Vacuum Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Miller, Jr., John Currier, Larry Duclos, Thomas Ayer