Patents by Inventor Hans van Esch

Hans van Esch 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).

  • Repair deposit of braze materials on a substrate
    Publication number: 20030165385
    Abstract: A HVOF process is used for applying brazing materials to repair surfaces of a substrate such as a turbine blade. The brazing material is applied in powdered form and is free of binders and adhesives. The brazing materials may be any one or more of a nickel based, cobalt based or ferrous based high temperature brazing material. Alloys of these elements may be used together with a temperature depressing melting point element such as boron or silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Hans Van Esch
  • Method of applying braze materials to a substrate
    Patent number: 6575349
    Abstract: A HVOF process is used for applying brazing materials to repair surfaces of a substrate such as a turbine blade. The brazing material is applied in powdered form and is free of binders and adhesives. The brazing materials may be any one or more of a nickel based, cobalt based or ferrous based high temperature brazing material. Alloys of these elements may be used together with a temperature depressing melting point element such as boron or silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Hickham Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans Van Esch
  • Method of applying braze materials to a substrate
    Publication number: 20020153405
    Abstract: A HVOF process is used for applying brazing materials to repair surfaces of a substrate such as a turbine blade. The brazing material is applied in powdered form and is free of binders and adhesives. The brazing materials may be any one or more of a nickel based, cobalt based or ferrous based high temperature brazing material. Alloys of these elements may be used together with a temperature depressing melting point element such as boron or silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: HICKMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Hans Van Esch
  • Methods for manufacture and repair and resulting components with directionally solidified or single crystal materials
    Patent number: 6331361
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing and repair wherein a component composed of equiaxed cast or wrought alloys has at least one section joined thereto composed of directionally solidified or single crystal material
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Hickham Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans van Esch, Wayne Greaves