Patents by Inventor David P. Mika

David P. Mika 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).

  • Airfoil qualification system and method
    Patent number: 6969821
    Abstract: A method for qualifying airfoil blades includes securing an airfoil blade into a fixture, taking digital measurements of the airfoil blade, comparing the digital measurements of the airfoil blade with measurements of a target model, calculating deviations between the digital measurements of the airfoil blade and the measurements of the target model, determining a required treatment for the airfoil blade to conform with the measurements of the target model, directing a reworking system to provide the required treatment to the airfoil blade, and repeating the previous steps until it is determined that no further treatment is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David P. Mika, Apostolos P. Karafillis
  • Airfoil qualification system and method
    Publication number: 20040262277
    Abstract: A method for qualifying airfoil blades includes securing an airfoil blade into a fixture, taking digital measurements of the airfoil blade, comparing the digital measurements of the airfoil blade with measurements of a target model, calculating deviations between the digital measurements of the airfoil blade and the measurements of the target model, determining a required treatment for the airfoil blade to conform with the measurements of the target model, directing a reworking system to provide the required treatment to the airfoil blade, and repeating the previous steps until it is determined that no further treatment is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: David P. Mika, Apostolos P. Karafillis