Patents by Inventor Timothy C. Turnia

Timothy C. Turnia 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).

  • System for maintaining interior volume integrity in an induction vacuum furnace and method of making same
    Patent number: 9657992
    Abstract: An induction furnace for heating a workpiece includes a chamber and an insulation cylinder positioned therein, with the insulation cylinder including a base cover movable between first and second positions, and the first position positioning the workpiece within a heating zone and the second position positioning the workpiece within a cooling zone. A translation system in the furnace includes a first member coupled to the base cover of the insulation cylinder and extending through a wall of the chamber, an actuator coupled to the first member, the actuator configured to translate the first member to move the base cover of the insulation cylinder between the first and second positions, and an expansion member encircling a portion of the first member and configured to hermetically seal an interior volume of the chamber from an environment volume external to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Steinlage, Michael Louis Szugye, Ben David Poquette, Mark Andrew Vansumeren, Dale R. Wilcox, Peter M. Costantino, Timothy C. Turnia, Giovanni A. Dallicardillo
  • System for maintaining interior volume integrity in an induction vacuum furnace and method of making same
    Patent number: 9612053
    Abstract: An induction furnace for heating a workpiece includes a chamber and an insulation cylinder positioned therein, with the insulation cylinder including a base cover movable between first and second positions, and the first position positioning the workpiece within a heating zone and the second position positioning the workpiece within a cooling zone. A translation system in the furnace includes a first member coupled to the base cover of the insulation cylinder and extending through a wall of the chamber, an actuator coupled to the first member, the actuator configured to translate the first member to move the base cover of the insulation cylinder between the first and second positions, and an expansion member encircling a portion of the first member and configured to hermetically seal an interior volume of the chamber from an environment volume external to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Steinlage, Michael Louis Szugye, Ben David Poquette, Mark Andrew Vansumeren, Dale R. Wilcox, Peter M. Costantino, Timothy C. Turnia, Giovanni A. Dallicardillo
  • SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING INTERIOR VOLUME INTEGRITY IN AN INDUCTION VACUUM FURNACE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20150247671
    Abstract: An induction furnace for heating a workpiece includes a chamber and an insulation cylinder positioned therein, with the insulation cylinder including a base cover movable between first and second positions, and the first position positioning the workpiece within a heating zone and the second position positioning the workpiece within a cooling zone. A translation system in the furnace includes a first member coupled to the base cover of the insulation cylinder and extending through a wall of the chamber, an actuator coupled to the first member, the actuator configured to translate the first member to move the base cover of the insulation cylinder between the first and second positions, and an expansion member encircling a portion of the first member and configured to hermetically seal an interior volume of the chamber from an environment volume external to the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Steinlage, Michael Louis Szugye, Ben David Poquette, Mark Andrew Vansumeren, Dale R. Wilcox, Peter M. Costantino, Timothy C. Turnia, Giovanni A. Dallicardillo