Patents by Inventor Bernard Vaillette

Bernard Vaillette 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 removing a coating
    Publication number: 20070037492
    Abstract: A method of removing at least a part of a thermal sprayed wear resistant coating on a gas turbine engine part includes grinding the thermal sprayed wear resistant coating with a superabrasive grinding wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Hood, Kyle Gardiner, Brian Keyes, Keith Lockyer, Edward Marchitto, Thomas Nadeau, Daniel St. Onge, Bernard Vaillette
  • Process for machining axial blade slots in turbine disks for jet engines
    Publication number: 20050086804
    Abstract: A process for machining axial blade slots in turbine disks used in jet engines is provided. The process broadly includes the steps of providing a turbine disk, forming a roughened slot having a plurality of joined rectangular areas in the turbine disk, and machining the roughened slot to a finished slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Allan Packman, Bernard Vaillette
  • Coolant nozzle
    Publication number: 20050005751
    Abstract: A coolant nozzle is used in a machine tool having a rotating bit. The nozzle includes a through-aperture for accommodating the bit. The nozzle has a coolant inlet and a number of coolant outlets at more than one angular position about the through-aperture. Internal surface portions define one or more passageways between the inlet and the outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Brian Schwartz, Robert Davie,, Bernard Vaillette, Jon Hammett, Allan Packman, Timothy Brown, James Campbell,