Patents by Inventor Timothy Brodene

Timothy Brodene 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).

  • Heater cores having exposed surfaces burnished by wet blasting
    Patent number: 5182882
    Abstract: A heater core is freed of solder and flux contaminants produced during its manufacture by burnishing the exposed surfaces of the heater core by a wet blasting operation with a slurry of abrasive particles. The burnishing of the cores is achieved in a continuous operation in which the heater cores are advanced in succession through a housing from a loading station to an unloading station. In the housing, the heater cores are burnished with jets of slurry from nozzles after which the heater cores are rinsed with water. The slurry is recycled and maintained at a particular concentration and pH for uniform treatment of the successive heater cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: FEDCO Automotive Components Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Brodene, Michael Plotner, Bruce Cramer