Patents by Inventor Wendy Win-Ling Lin

Wendy Win-Ling Lin 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).

  • Apparatus for induction heating and bending of thermoplastic composite tubes and a method for using same
    Patent number: 10427351
    Abstract: An apparatus for bending a composite tube that includes an induction coil. Induction coil includes multiple turns and the turn-to-turn spacing changes at least once along the length of the induction coil. There is a heating element positioned near the induction coil and the induction coil is configured to cause the heating element to increase in temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wendy Win-Ling Lin, Gary Scott Reese, Tsarafidy Raminosoa, Nathaniel Benedict Hawes
  • APPARATUS FOR INDUCTION HEATING AND BENDING OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE TUBES AND A METHOD FOR USING SAME
    Publication number: 20170239877
    Abstract: An apparatus for bending a composite tube that includes an induction coil. Induction coil includes multiple turns and the turn-to-turn spacing changes at least once along the length of the induction coil. There is a heating element positioned near the induction coil and the induction coil is configured to cause the heating element to increase in temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Wendy Win-Ling Lin, Gary Scott Reese, Tsarafidy Raminosoa, Nathaniel Benedict Hawes