Patents by Inventor Earl Thomas Dyson

Earl Thomas Dyson 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).

  • Component with mechanical locking features incorporating adaptive cooling and method of making
    Patent number: 11634990
    Abstract: A hot gas path component assembly includes a first component portion that includes a first set of interlocking features and a second component portion that includes a second set of interlocking features mechanically coupled to the first set of interlocking features. A fill material is disposed at an interface between at least one surface of the first set of interlocking features and at least one surface of the second set of interlocking features. The fill material is disposed during a joining process. The second component portion is joined to the first component portion via both the fill material and the first and second sets of interlocking features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Earl Thomas Dyson, Tyler Henson, Brendon Leary, Zachary Snider, Gregory Thomas Foster, Victor Morgan, James Tallman
  • COMPONENT WITH MECHANICAL LOCKING FEATURES INCORPORATING ADAPTIVE COOLING AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20210324742
    Abstract: A hot gas path component assembly includes a first component portion that includes a first set of interlocking features and a second component portion that includes a second set of interlocking features mechanically coupled to the first set of interlocking features. A fill material is disposed at an interface between at least one surface of the first set of interlocking features and at least one surface of the second set of interlocking features. The fill material is disposed during a joining process. The second component portion is joined to the first component portion via both the fill material and the first and second sets of interlocking features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Earl Thomas Dyson, Tyler Henson, Brendon Leary, Zachary Snider, Gregory Thomas Foster, Victor Morgan, James Tallman