Patents by Inventor Desirée L. Schaub

Desirée L. Schaub 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).

  • Techniques for providing stop-offs for brazing materials or other materials on structures being joined
    Patent number: 10307851
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining multiple components to be coupled together, such as during a brazing operation. At least one of the multiple components includes a stop-off. The stop-off includes one or more markings formed on at least one surface of the at least one component. The one or more markings include (i) one or more etches in the at least one surface and/or (ii) one or more oxides formed by localized heating of the at least one surface. The method also includes coupling the multiple components together using a melted or liquid material, such as a filler metal used in the brazing operation. The stop-off controls or interrupts a flow of the melted or liquid material in a joint between the multiple components during the coupling. The one or more markings could interfere with a capillary action that pulls the melted or liquid material into the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Christopher E. Pentland, Ryan J. Reeser, Desirée L. Schaub
  • TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING STOP-OFFS FOR BRAZING MATERIALS OR OTHER MATERIALS ON STRUCTURES BEING JOINED
    Publication number: 20180161904
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining multiple components to be coupled together, such as during a brazing operation. At least one of the multiple components includes a stop-off. The stop-off includes one or more markings formed on at least one surface of the at least one component. The one or more markings include (i) one or more etches in the at least one surface and/or (ii) one or more oxides formed by localized heating of the at least one surface. The method also includes coupling the multiple components together using a melted or liquid material, such as a filler metal used in the brazing operation. The stop-off controls or interrupts a flow of the melted or liquid material in a joint between the multiple components during the coupling. The one or more markings could interfere with a capillary action that pulls the melted or liquid material into the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher E. Pentland, Ryan J. Reeser, Desirée L. Schaub