Patents by Inventor Thomas Canfield

Thomas Canfield 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).

  • Joining additively manufactured ceramic green bodies
    Patent number: 12186935
    Abstract: Methods and systems for additively manufacturing a unitary ceramic part and repairing damaged ceramic parts including additively manufacturing a first ceramic green body having a joint surface and a second ceramic green body having a joint surface, wherein the joint surfaces are configured to be interfaced. The first ceramic green body and the second ceramic green body are sintered to form the unitary part. Additional ceramic green bodies may be connected and sintered to form the unitary part. The ceramic green bodies may have defects or may be damaged. A ceramic sheet may be manufactured and applied to the ceramic green bodies to repair the defects or damage. The ceramic sheet may be sintered with the ceramic green bodies to form the unitary part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Cox, Joseph Reyes, Connor Lane Chadbourne, Alexandra Dzubak, Thomas Canfield