Patents by Inventor Waylon Scott Walker

Waylon Scott Walker 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).

  • Laser cladding with a laser scanning head
    Patent number: 9381594
    Abstract: A method for laser cladding a material onto a surface of a machine component using a laser scanning head with laser scanning optics is disclosed. The method includes forming a molten bead of cladding material by directing a beam with the laser scanning optics over a bead scan on the machine component. The method also includes directing the beam with the laser scanning optics over a secondary scan on the machine component, the secondary scan being offset from the bead scan at a predetermined distance on the machine component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kegan Luick, Thierry Andre Marchione, Justin Curtis Embrey, Daniel Cavanaugh, Waylon Scott Walker
  • LASER CLADDING WITH A LASER SCANNING HEAD
    Publication number: 20150122783
    Abstract: A method for laser cladding a material onto a surface of a machine component using a laser scanning head with laser scanning optics is disclosed. The method includes forming a molten bead of cladding material by directing a beam with the laser scanning optics over a bead scan on the machine component. The method also includes directing the beam with the laser scanning optics over a secondary scan on the machine component, the secondary scan being offset from the bead scan at a predetermined distance on the machine component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Kegan Luick, Thierry Andre Marchione, Justin Curtis Embrey, Daniel Cavanaugh, Waylon Scott Walker