Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Bechtold

Thomas H. Bechtold 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).

  • Method and apparatus for heating a zone of an elongate tubular article
    Patent number: 6846176
    Abstract: A method for heating a zone of an elongate tubular article. A heat resistant, heat transmitting and heat dispersive shroud material is applied to the zone and a hot gas source is applied to the outside of the shroud material to cause heat to be transmitted through the shroud material to the zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Shawcor Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert J. Brown, Thomas H. Bechtold
  • Method and apparatus for heating a zone of an elongate tubular article
    Publication number: 20020098457
    Abstract: A method for heating a zone of an elongate tubular article. A heat resistant, heat transmitting and heat dispersive shroud material is applied to the zone and a hot gas source is applied to the outside of the shroud material to cause heat to be transmitted through the shroud material to the zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Robert J. Brown, Thomas H. Bechtold