Patents by Inventor Derrick Wayne Knotts

Derrick Wayne Knotts 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).

  • System and method for shaping a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) sheet
    Patent number: 10376985
    Abstract: A method for shaping a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) sheet having a first surface and a second surface is presented. The method includes receiving an input signal representative of a predetermined shape and a type of the CMC sheet. Further, the method includes selecting a laser beam based on the received input signal. Also, the method includes projecting the selected laser beam on the CMC sheet to shape the CMC sheet into the predetermined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Hongqiang Chen, Steven Robert Hayashi, Martin Kin-Fei Lee, Nitin Garg, Nolan Leander Cousineau, Derrick Wayne Knotts
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHAPING A CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE (CMC) SHEET
    Publication number: 20170173731
    Abstract: A method for shaping a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) sheet having a first surface and a second surface is presented. The method includes receiving an input signal representative of a predetermined shape and a type of the CMC sheet. Further, the method includes selecting a laser beam based on the received input signal. Also, the method includes projecting the selected laser beam on the CMC sheet to shape the CMC sheet into the predetermined shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Hongqiang Chen, Steven Robert Hayashi, Martin Kin-Fei Lee, Nitin Garg, Nolan Leander Cousineau, Derrick Wayne Knotts