Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Horn

Thomas J. Horn 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).

  • Systems and methods for airfoil assembly
    Patent number: 10730151
    Abstract: A method for assembling an airfoil includes pressing a blade body together with at least one of a blade sheath and a blade cover between a plunger and a die base to join the blade body to the blade sheath and/or the blade cover. The method can include transferring heat from the plunger and/or the die base to at least one of the blade body, the blade sheath and the blade cover to cure an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Parkin, Osamuyimen A. Oyegun, Joseph Rios, Thomas J. Horn, Micah Beckman
  • Fixture system and method for securing an airfoil during material removal operations
    Patent number: 10105804
    Abstract: A method of removing material from an airfoil includes engaging a root of the airfoil within a root-securing fixture, engaging a tip of the airfoil within a tip-securing fixture, and removing material from the airfoil. The method further includes disengaging the tip of the airfoil from the tip-securing fixture to allow movement of the tip from a clamped state position to a free-state position. The method further includes reengaging the tip of the airfoil within the tip-securing fixture in the free-state position, and removing additional material from the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Horn, Kathleen Daudish, Micah Beckman
  • AIRFOIL MATERIAL REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20160107279
    Abstract: A method of removing material from an airfoil includes engaging a root of the airfoil within a root-securing fixture, engaging a tip of the airfoil within a tip-securing fixture, and removing material from the airfoil. The method further includes disengaging the tip of the airfoil from the tip-securing fixture to allow movement of the tip from a clamped state position to a free-state position. The method further includes reengaging the tip of the airfoil within the tip-securing fixture in the free-state position, and removing additional material from the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas J. Horn, Kathleen Daudish, Micah Beckman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRFOIL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150190893
    Abstract: A method for assembling an airfoil includes pressing a blade body together with at least one of a blade sheath and a blade cover between a plunger and a die base to join the blade body to the blade sheath and/or the blade cover. The method can include transferring heat from the plunger and/or the die base to at least one of the blade body, the blade sheath and the blade cover to cure an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Parkin, Osamuyimen A. Oyegun, Joseph Rios, Thomas J. Horn, Micah Beckman