Patents by Inventor Galen H. Reed

Galen H. Reed 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).

  • Method for repairing a combustion chamber assembly
    Patent number: 5430935
    Abstract: A method of repairing a combustion chamber assembly 32 from an axial flow gas turbine engine 20 is disclosed. Various details are developed which facilitate repair of the combustion chamber assembly of the engine. In one detailed embodiment, a laser beam 80 separated the bulkhead of the combustion chamber assembly from the remainder of the assembly to allow independent repair of the bulkhead and the remainder of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Inventors: Chester E. Yaworsky, Galen H. Reed
  • Apparatus for repairing a combustion chamber assembly
    Patent number: 5400491
    Abstract: A repair apparatus 78 for repairing the combustion chamber assembly 32 of a gas turbine engine 20 is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which increase the speed of the repair process and the structural integrity of the repaired combustion chamber assembly. In one particular embodiment, the repair =apparatus has a support assembly 82 which is adapted by locating pins 98 to engage the lug mountings 48 of the combustion chamber assembly 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chester E. Yaworsky, Galen H. Reed