Patents by Inventor Andrew F. Hieber

Andrew F. Hieber 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).

  • Patent number: 9114488
    Abstract: A rotor component assembly including at least one void space formed therein that provides for reduction in weight of the component and/or cooling of the component during operation. The rotor component is formed by positioning a coated mild steel insert within a mold having an internal cross-section substantially the same in dimensions as the final rotor component. The mold is filled with a superalloy metal powder and undergoes hot-isostatic pressing to consolidate the powder about the coated core insert and form a superalloy structure. The mold is removed from about the superalloy structure and the core insert is removed from within the superalloy structure, thereby defining the at least one internal void within the rotor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Derek A. Rice, Brian A. Hann, Andrew F. Hieber
  • Publication number: 20080115358
    Abstract: A rotor component assembly including at least one void space formed therein that provides for reduction in weight of the component and/or cooling of the component during operation. The rotor component is formed by positioning a coated mild steel insert within a mold having an internal cross-section substantially the same in dimensions as the final rotor component. The mold is filled with a superalloy metal powder and undergoes hot-isostatic pressing to consolidate the powder about the coated core insert and form a superalloy structure. The mold is removed from about the superalloy structure and the core insert is removed from within the superalloy structure, thereby defining the at least one internal void within the rotor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Derek A. Rice, Brian A. Hann, Andrew F. Hieber
  • Patent number: 6969431
    Abstract: A nickel based superalloy composition comprising 16.0 to 20.0 weight % Co, 9.5 to 11.5 weight % Cr, 1.8 to 3.0 weight % Mo, 4.3 to 6.0 weight % W, 3.0 to 4.2 weight % Al, 3.0 to 4.4 weight % Ti, 1.0 to 2.0 weight % Ta, 0.5 to 1.5 weight % Nb, 0.01 to 0.05 weight % C, 0.01 to 0.04 weight % B, and 0.04 to 0.15 weight % Zr, balance Ni.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew F. Hieber, Howard F. Merrick
  • Patent number: 6866727
    Abstract: A nickel based superalloy composition comprising about 16.5 to about 20.5 weight % Co, about 9.5 to about 12.5 weight % Cr, about 1.8 to about 3.2 weight % Mo, about 4.25 to about 6.0 weight % W, about 3.0 to about 4.2 weight % Al, about 3.0 to about 4.4 weight % Ti, about 1.0 to about 2.0 weight % Ta, about 0.6 to about 1.8 weight % Nb, about 0.01 to about 0.08 weight % C, about 0.01 to about 0.06 weight % B, and about 0.04 to about 0.15 weight % Zr, balance Ni.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew F. Hieber, Howard F. Merrick