Patents by Inventor William R. Lander

William R. Lander 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 drilling ductile materials
    Patent number: 5564869
    Abstract: A method of drilling ductile materials with split-point drills includes the steps of placing a split-point drill above a ductile material having an entrance side, drilling a hole in the ductile material with the split-point drill from the entrance side to an exit side thereof, breaking through a surface of the exit side with the split-point drill a first predetermined distance to form a drill cap, retracting the split-point drill a second predetermined distance, and accelerating the split-point drill through the surface of the exit side to remove the drill cap from the ductile material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Furness, William R. Lander