Patents by Inventor Brian James Girvin

Brian James Girvin 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).

  • Welding process and component formed thereby
    Patent number: 8636195
    Abstract: A process of fabricating a rotating component and a rotating component formed thereby. The rotating component has a rotational axis, at least one rim member, at least one disk member, and at least one airfoil member. The rim and disk members are welded together to define a first solid-state weld joint lying in a first plane that is not parallel to the rotational axis of the rotating component. The airfoil member is welded to the rim member to define a second solid-state weld joint lying in a second plane that is not parallel to the rotational axis of the rotating component. The rim member is located in a radially outward direction from the disk member, and the airfoil member is located in a radially outward direction from the rim member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas Gerard Konitzer, Eric Scott Huron, David Paul Mourer, Brian James Girvin, Glenn Charles Culbertson, Daniel Edward Wines, Daniel David Noe
  • WELDING PROCESS AND COMPONENT FORMED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20110206523
    Abstract: A process of fabricating a rotating component and a rotating component formed thereby. The rotating component has a rotational axis, at least one rim member, at least one disk member, and at least one airfoil member. The rim and disk members are welded together to define a first solid-state weld joint lying in a first plane that is not parallel to the rotational axis of the rotating component. The airfoil member is welded to the rim member to define a second solid-state weld joint lying in a second plane that is not parallel to the rotational axis of the rotating component. The rim member is located in a radially outward direction from the disk member, and the airfoil member is located in a radially outward direction from the rim member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Douglas Gerard Konitzer, Eric Scott Huron, David Paul Mourer, Brian James Girvin, Glenn Charles Culbertson, Daniel Edward Wines, Daniel David Noe