Patents by Inventor Tom L. Bestard

Tom L. Bestard 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 of forming hollow body with flange
    Patent number: 9302307
    Abstract: A method of forming a hollow body having a hollow flange may include performing a hydroforming process to a tubular blank. The tubular blank may be deformed and shaped to form the hollow body and the hollow flange. Subsequent processes may be performed to the hollow flange such as a flattening process whereby confronting internal surfaces of the hollow flange are brought together to abut each other and form a flat flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: VARI-FORM, INC.
    Inventors: Tom L. Bestard, Martin L. Bliss, Ghafoor Khodayari
  • METHOD OF FORMING HOLLOW BODY WITH FLANGE
    Publication number: 20100206035
    Abstract: A method of forming a hollow body having a hollow flange may include performing a hydroforming process to a tubular blank. The tubular blank may be deformed and shaped to form the hollow body and the hollow flange. Subsequent processes may be performed to the hollow flange such as a flattening process whereby confronting internal surfaces of the hollow flange are brought together to abut each other and form a flat flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: VARI-FORM, INC.
    Inventors: Tom L. Bestard, Martin L. Bliss, Ghafoor Khodayari