Patents by Inventor Gary Loringer

Gary Loringer 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).

  • Process for drilling holes through a thermal barrier coating
    Patent number: 6573474
    Abstract: A method is provided for drilling a hole through a metallic workpiece having a thermal barrier coating with a ceramic top coat by laser drilling a counterbore to a depth which extends through the ceramic top coat but not substantially into the metallic workpiece and then laser drilling the hole through the workpiece aligned with the counterbore, the counterbore having a diameter larger than the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation
    Inventor: Gary Loringer
  • Laser drilling holes in a cylindrical workpiece
    Patent number: 6130405
    Abstract: A process is provided for laser drilling a plurality of holes in a row around the circumference of a cylindrical workpiece by continuously rotating the workpiece, sequentially impacting each hole location with a laser pulse and repetitively and sequentially impacting each hole location with a subsequent laser pulse to drill through the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation
    Inventor: Gary Loringer