Patents by Inventor Alan Silvia

Alan Silvia 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).

  • Dual-torch welding system
    Patent number: 10259065
    Abstract: A dual-torch welding system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the welding system includes a pair of torches positioned in an other than opposing arrangement to weld a substantially circular component therebetween, and a means for rotating the substantially circular component and the pair of torches relative to one another, allowing welding of the substantially circular component by the pair of torches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Louis Breitenbach, William Edward Babcock, Jonathan Tropp Salkin, Alan Silvia, Andrew Batton Witney
  • DUAL-TORCH WELDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130015171
    Abstract: A dual-torch welding system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the welding system includes a pair of torches positioned in an other than opposing arrangement to weld a substantially circular component therebetween, and a means for rotating the substantially circular component and the pair of torches relative to one another, allowing welding of the substantially circular component by the pair of torches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven Louis Breitenbach, William Edward Babcock, Jonathan Tropp Salkin, Alan Silvia, Andrew Batton Witney