Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Ziegler

Thomas F. Ziegler 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).

  • Methods for producing metal matrix composite strip product
    Patent number: 11980922
    Abstract: Methods for producing a coiled strip of metal matrix composite (MMC) material are disclosed. The methods include a combination of hot rolling and warm rolling processes that reduce the thickness of the input material and increase its ductility. The resulting MMC strip can be coiled, which is useful for high volume coil-to-coil applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: Karl R. Ziegler, Fritz Grensing, Jeffrey R. Campbell, Todd S. Osborn, Thomas F. Sirgey
  • Impacted tooth ligation chain
    Patent number: 4187610
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an impacted tooth ligation chain having at one end a tooth loop to encircle the impacted tooth and between such loop and its other end a plurality of eyelets. In practice, the tooth encircling loop is slipped around the impacted tooth crown after surgically exposing it by removing a flap of tissue. After tightening the loop about the tooth and surgically closing the wound, a ligature elastic thread is secured to an eyelet of the ligation chain, tensioned, and then secured to a bracket or arch wire in the patient's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1980
    Inventor: Thomas F. Ziegler