Patents by Inventor Alexander George Maier

Alexander George Maier 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for assembling turbine engines
    Patent number: 7588418
    Abstract: A method of assembling a turbine engine is provided. The method includes providing a bushing including at least one retaining mechanism formed integrally therewith, coupling a shim to the bushing such that at least one retainer extending from the shim is received within the bushing retaining mechanism, and coupling the bushing and shim within the turbine engine to facilitate aligning a first engine component relative to a second engine component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alexander George Maier, William Ralph Maskiell
  • Methods and apparatus for assembling turbine engines
    Publication number: 20080078845
    Abstract: A method of assembling a turbine engine is provided. The method includes providing a bushing including at least one retaining mechanism formed integrally therewith, coupling a shim to the bushing such that at least one retainer extending from the shim is received within the bushing retaining mechanism, and coupling the bushing and shim within the turbine engine to facilitate aligning a first engine component relative to a second engine component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Alexander George Maier, William Ralph Maskiell