Patents by Inventor Brian David Church

Brian David Church 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).

  • System and method for in situ repair of gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 10563510
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for preventing damage to one or more components of the gas turbine engine during a repair procedure. The method includes locating one or more gaps of one or more components of the gas turbine engine in the vicinity of the defect. Further, the method includes filling the one or more gaps with a filler material so as to prevent arcing over the gaps during repair. Thus, the method also includes applying an electrical discharge to the defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Herbert Chidsey Roberts, David Scott Diwinsky, Brian David Church, Michael Todd Stowe
  • METHOD OF REPAIRING A BLISK
    Publication number: 20180216464
    Abstract: A method of repairing a blisk having a hub with circumferentially spaced blades. The method can include removing a portion of a blade and replacing the portion with a replacement piece. The method can further include welding the replacement portion to the blade. The method can further include at least one of inspecting the weld after the completion of the weld and prior to heat treatment, dimensionally inspecting the replacement piece after machining, peening the blade, and surface finishing the replacement piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Keith Edward Bezanson, William E. Morgan, Eric Gebert, Drew Michael Chmura, Donna Tylicki Walters, Stanford Verigood, Suhas Prabhakar Vaze, Timothy J. Trapp, Donovan O. Buckley, Hans R. Wagner, Brian David Church, Gary Edward Trewiler, Gregory Christopher Firestone, James A. Hahn, Jeffrey James Root, Seth Carl Shira
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN SITU REPAIR OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20170268342
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for preventing damage to one or more components of the gas turbine engine during a repair procedure. The method includes locating one or more gaps of one or more components of the gas turbine engine in the vicinity of the defect. Further, the method includes filling the one or more gaps with a filler material so as to prevent arcing over the gaps during repair. Thus, the method also includes applying an electrical discharge to the defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Herbert Chidsey Roberts, David Scott Diwinsky, Brian David Church, Michael Todd Stowe