Patents by Inventor Timothy Hanlon
Timothy Hanlon 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).
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Patent number: 8591986Abstract: A method of forming a deposit using a cold spray apparatus is disclosed. The method includes introducing a powder feedstock into a cold spray apparatus, and operating the cold spray apparatus to deposit the feedstock. The feedstock includes particles including an interior portion and an outer portion, wherein a melting point of the outer portion is less than a melting point of the interior portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Leonardo Ajdelsztajn, James Anthony Ruud, Timothy Hanlon
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Publication number: 20130153089Abstract: Briefly, in one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes introducing a powder feedstock into a cold-spray apparatus, and operating the cold-spray apparatus to deposit the feedstock. The feedstock includes particles including nickel-base alloy having a thermally altered microstructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Leonardo Ajdelsztajn, Timothy Hanlon
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Publication number: 20120273093Abstract: Nickel based alloys are provided comprising from about 7.0 weight percent (wt %) to about 12.0 wt % chromium, from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % molybdenum, from about 0.2 wt % to about 4.5 wt % titanium, from about 4 wt % to about 6 wt % aluminum, from about 3 wt % to about 4.9 wt % cobalt, from about 6.0 wt % to about 9.0 wt % tungsten, from about 4.0 wt % to about 6.5 wt % tantalum, from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.6 wt % hafnium, up to about 1.0 wt % niobium, up to about 0.02 wt % boron, and up to about 0.1 wt % carbon, with the remainder being nickel and incidental impurities. The alloys may be cast, directionally solidified and heat treated to provide articles having a gamma prime fraction of greater than about 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Richard Didomizio, Michael Francis Henry, Akane Suzuki, Arthur Samuel Peck, Stephen Joseph Balsone
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Patent number: 8226886Abstract: Nickel based alloys are provided comprising from about 7.0 weight percent (wt %) to about 12.0 wt % chromium, from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % molybdenum, from about 0.2 wt % to about 4.5 wt % titanium, from about 4 wt % to about 6 wt % aluminum, from about 3 wt % to about 4.9 wt % cobalt, from about 6.0 wt % to about 9.0 wt % tungsten, from about 4.0 wt % to about 6.5 wt % tantalum, from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.6 wt % hafnium, up to about 1.0 wt % niobium, up to about 0.02 wt % boron, and up to about 0.1 wt % carbon, with the remainder being nickel and incidental impurities. The alloys may be cast, directionally solidified and heat treated to provide articles having a gamma prime fraction of greater than about 50%.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Richard DiDomizio, Michael Francis Henry, Akane Suzuki, Arthur Samuel Peck, Stephen Joseph Balsone
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Patent number: 8056793Abstract: A friction surfacing apparatus and method for depositing one or more metals, metal alloys, or other materials is disclosed. The friction surfacing apparatus includes a pin tool holder, a non-consumable shoulder having an inside diameter and an outside diameter, the inside diameter terminating at an end wall and includes an angled side wall that forms a substantially frustoconical opening at one end, and a consumable pin tool coupled to the pin tool holder and at least partially protruding from the end wall of the shoulder. The shoulder is maintained at a predetermined distance from a surface of a workpiece such that the consumable pin tool deposits pin tool material onto the surface of the workpiece during a friction surfacing operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Jason Bernard Fritz, Jeffrey Jason Bernath, Alexander Banning Channell, Jonathan Paul Blank, Sergey Eduardovich Kalabekov, Jonathan Robert Hootman, Timothy Joseph Trapp
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Publication number: 20110052443Abstract: Nickel based alloys are provided comprising from about 7.0 weight percent (wt %) to about 12.0 wt % chromium, from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % molybdenum, from about 0.2 wt % to about 4.5 wt % titanium, from about 4 wt % to about 6 wt % aluminum, from about 3 wt % to about 4.9 wt % cobalt, from about 6.0 wt % to about 9.0 wt % tungsten, from about 4.0 wt % to about 6.5 wt % tantalum, from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.6 wt % hafnium, up to about 1.0 wt % niobium, up to about 0.02 wt % boron, and up to about 0.1 wt % carbon, with the remainder being nickel and incidental impurities. The alloys may be cast, directionally solidified and heat treated to provide articles having a gamma prime fraction of greater than about 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Richard DiDomizio, Michael Francis Henry, Akane Suzuki, Arthur Samuel Peck, Stephen Joseph Balsone
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Publication number: 20100303665Abstract: A gamma prime nickel-base superalloy and components formed therefrom that exhibit improved high-temperature dwell capabilities, including creep and hold time fatigue crack growth behavior. A particular example of a component is a powder metallurgy turbine disk of a gas turbine engine. The gamma-prime nickel-base superalloy contains, by weight, 16.0 to 30.0% cobalt, 11.5 to 15.0% chromium, 4.0 to 6.0% tantalum, 2.0 to 4.0% aluminum, 1.5 to 6.0% titanium, up to 5.0% tungsten, 1.0 to 7.0% molybdenum, up to 3.5% niobium, up to 1.0% hafnium, 0.02 to 0.20% carbon, 0.01 to 0.05% boron, 0.02 to 0.10% zirconium, the balance essentially nickel and impurities, wherein the titanium:aluminum weight ratio is 0.5 to 2.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Kenneth Rees Bain, David Paul Mourer, Richard DiDomizio, Timothy Hanlon, Laurent Cretegny, Andrew Ezekiel Wessman
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Publication number: 20100303666Abstract: A gamma prime nickel-base superalloy and components formed therefrom that exhibit improved high-temperature dwell capabilities, including creep and hold time fatigue crack growth behavior. A particular example of a component is a powder metallurgy turbine disk of a gas turbine engine. The gamma-prime nickel-base superalloy contains, by weight, 18.0 to 30.0% cobalt, 11.4 to 16.0% chromium, up to 6.0% tantalum, 2.5 to 3.5% aluminum, 2.5 to 4.0% titanium, 5.5 to 7.5% molybdenum, up to 2.0% niobium, up to 2.0% hafnium, 0.04 to 0.20% carbon, 0.01 to 0.05% boron, 0.03 to 0.09% zirconium, the balance essentially nickel and impurities, wherein the titanium:aluminum weight ratio is 0.71 to 1.60.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kenneth Rees Bain, David Paul Mourer, Richard DiDomizio, Timothy Hanlon, Laurent Cretegny, Andrew Ezekiel Wessman
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Patent number: 7832613Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, includes a backing plate, a tungsten-based member disposed along the backing plate, wherein the tungsten-based member defines a welding work surface, and the tungsten-based member comprises curved grooves configured to secure the tungsten-based member to the backing plate. The system also includes a drive. The system includes a pin tool movable by the drive to create friction along one or more workpieces disposed on the welding work surface, wherein the frictional heating and mechanical stirring is configured to create a stir weld along the one or more workpieces. The system, in some embodiments, also may include a backing plate comprising liquid passages and gas passages and a tungsten-based member disposed along the backing plate, wherein the tungsten-based member defines a welding work surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Timothy Joseph Trapp, Earl Claude Helder, Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian
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Publication number: 20100176182Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, includes a backing plate, a tungsten-based member disposed along the backing plate, wherein the tungsten-based member defines a welding work surface, and the tungsten-based member comprises curved grooves configured to secure the tungsten-based member to the backing plate. The system also includes a drive. The system includes a pin tool movable by the drive to create friction along one or more workpieces disposed on the welding work surface, wherein the frictional heating and mechanical stirring is configured to create a stir weld along the one or more workpieces. The system, in some embodiments, also may include a backing plate comprising liquid passages and gas passages and a tungsten-based member disposed along the backing plate, wherein the tungsten-based member defines a welding work surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Timothy Joseph Trapp, Earl Claude Helder, Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian
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Publication number: 20100147925Abstract: A friction surfacing apparatus and method for depositing one or more metals, metal alloys, or other materials is disclosed. The friction surfacing apparatus includes a pin tool holder, a non-consumable shoulder having an inside diameter and an outside diameter, the inside diameter terminating at an end wall and includes an angled side wall that forms a substantially frustoconical opening at one end, and a consumable pin tool coupled to the pin tool holder and at least partially protruding from the end wall of the shoulder. The shoulder is maintained at a predetermined distance from a surface of a workpiece such that the consumable pin tool deposits pin tool material onto the surface of the workpiece during a friction surfacing operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Jason Bernard Fritz, Jeffrey Jason Bernath, Alexander Banning Channell, Jonathan Paul Blank, Sergey Eduardovich Kalabekov, Jonathan Robert Hootman, Timothy Joseph Trapp
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Publication number: 20080099533Abstract: A method for creating a solid state joint is disclosed. The method includes providing an adjoining apparatus that includes a pin tool, a backing plate and a thermal control plate disposed below the backing plate. The method also includes rotating the pin tool and traversing the pin tool relative to a workpiece along a joint to be welded on the workpiece. The method further includes manipulating the temperature of the pin tool and the backing plate in order to control the temperature and rate of change of temperature experienced by the workpiece at a weld affected zone at the joint. The method also includes maintaining a user chosen temperature differential between the weld affected zone and the backing plate via the thermal control plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRICInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Earl Claude Helder, Timothy Joseph Trapp
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Patent number: 7337940Abstract: An apparatus for friction stir welding, a weld tool for friction stir welding, and a method for making a weld tool for friction stir welding are presented. The weld tool comprises doped tungsten. A method for manufacturing an article, where the method comprises providing the apparatus for friction stir welding, and the article produced by this method are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2006Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Earl Claude Helder, Timothy Joseph Trapp, Timothy Hanlon
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Publication number: 20060249556Abstract: An apparatus for friction stir welding, a weld tool for friction stir welding, and a method for making a weld tool for friction stir welding are presented. The weld tool comprises doped tungsten. A method for manufacturing an article, where the method comprises providing the apparatus for friction stir welding, and the article produced by this method are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Pazhayannur Subramanian, Bernard Bewlay, Earl Helder, Timothy Trapp, Timothy Hanlon