Patents by Inventor William Benjamin Shaw

William Benjamin Shaw 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).

  • Apparatus and method for use in casting of metals and/or metal alloys
    Patent number: 12202034
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for forming an item in a mould using a casting process, typically a counter gravity casting system. Heating assembly, transfer assembly and mould filling assembly can be used in combination. The transfer assembly includes apparatus and method for removing sedimentation from the liquid metal and/or metal alloy received from the heating assembly and extracting the same prior to the metal and/or metal alloy reaching the mould filling assembly at which the same is supplied to fill a cavity of a mould and which, once filled, can be slid to a location to cool and thereby make available the mould filling assembly for the next mould to be filled. This apparatus and method provide an efficient, high throughput system, along with high quality cast items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Sylatech Limited
    Inventors: John Campbell, William Benjamin Shaw
  • Apparatus And Method For Use In Casting Of Metals And/Or Metal Alloys
    Publication number: 20220305548
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for forming an item in a mould using a casting process, typically a counter gravity casting system. Heating assembly, transfer assembly and mould filling assembly can be used in combination. The transfer assembly includes apparatus and method for removing sedimentation from the liquid metal and/or metal alloy received from the heating assembly and extracting the same prior to the metal and/or metal alloy reaching the mould filling assembly at which the same is supplied to fill a cavity of a mould and which, once filled, can be slid to a location to cool and thereby make available the mould filling assembly for the next mould to be filled. This apparatus and method provide an efficient, high throughput system, along with high quality cast items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: John Campbell, William Benjamin Shaw