Patents by Inventor Frank J. Goodwater

Frank J. Goodwater 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).

  • Gas turbine engine vane assembly repair apparatus
    Patent number: 5490322
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for separating components of a brazed vane assembly by preheating the assembly to a temperature below the solidus of the base metal of the vane assembly and above the liquidus of the braze, then maintaining such temperature while separating the airfoil from the platform by pulling/pushing the airfoil and platform apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Frank J. Goodwater, Lang D. Huynh, David S. Kang
  • Gas turbine engine vane assembly repair
    Patent number: 5444911
    Abstract: A process and apparatus are provided for separating components of a brazed vane assembly by preheating the assembly to a temperature below the solidus of the base metal of the vane assembly and above the liquidus of the braze, then maintaining such temperature while separating the airfoil from the platform by pulling/pushing the airfoil and platform apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Frank J. Goodwater, Lang D. Huynh, David S. Kang