Patents by Inventor Robert Louis Goetz

Robert Louis Goetz 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).

  • Wall member useful in quenching
    Patent number: 11001903
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus includes a pallet supporting a plurality of workpieces, the pallet including through-holes structured to pass a quenching fluid. In some examples, the apparatus further includes a reservoir of quenching fluid configured to provide the quenching fluid, and a plurality of upturned wall portions extending from the pallet and substantially surrounding the exteriors of the plurality of workpieces. The plurality of upturned wall portions may be located in relative orientation to the plurality of workpieces to regulate heat transfer coefficients of the plurality of workpieces during a quenching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Gangshu Shen, Nathan J. Cooper, Nathan Wesley Ottow, Robert Louis Goetz, John F. Matlik
  • WALL MEMBER USEFUL IN QUENCHING
    Publication number: 20180066330
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus includes a pallet supporting a plurality of workpieces, the pallet including through-holes structured to pass a quenching fluid. In some examples, the apparatus further includes a reservoir of quenching fluid configured to provide the quenching fluid, and a plurality of upturned wall portions extending from the pallet and substantially surrounding the exteriors of the plurality of workpieces. The plurality of upturned wall portions may be located in relative orientation to the plurality of workpieces to regulate heat transfer coefficients of the plurality of workpieces during a quenching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Gangshu Shen, Nathan J. Cooper, Nathan Wesley Ottow, Robert Louis Goetz, John F. Matlik
  • Wall member useful in quenching
    Patent number: 9840747
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus includes a pallet supporting a plurality of workpieces, the pallet including through-holes structured to pass a quenching fluid. In some examples, the apparatus further includes a reservoir of quenching fluid configured to provide the quenching fluid, and a plurality of upturned wall portions extending from the pallet and substantially surrounding the exteriors of the plurality of workpieces. The plurality of upturned wall portions may be located in relative orientation to the plurality of workpieces to regulate heat transfer coefficients of the plurality of workpieces during a quenching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Gangshu Shen, Nathan J. Cooper, Nathan Wesley Ottow, Robert Louis Goetz, John F. Matlik
  • WALL MEMBER USEFUL IN QUENCHING
    Publication number: 20140230972
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus includes a pallet supporting a plurality of workpieces, the pallet including through-holes structured to pass a quenching fluid. In some examples, the apparatus further includes a reservoir of quenching fluid configured to provide the quenching fluid, and a plurality of upturned wall portions extending from the pallet and substantially surrounding the exteriors of the plurality of workpieces. The plurality of upturned wall portions may be located in relative orientation to the plurality of workpieces to regulate heat transfer coefficients of the plurality of workpieces during a quenching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Gangshu Shen, Nathan J. Cooper, Nathan Wesley Ottow, Robert Louis Goetz, John F. Matlik