Patents by Inventor Brian Flandermeyer

Brian Flandermeyer 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).

  • USE OF BIASED FABRIC TO IMPROVE PROPERTIES OF SiC/SiC CERAMIC COMPOSITES FOR TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20070082201
    Abstract: The present invention is a ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component, wherein the component has a direction of maximum tensile stress during normal engine operation. The component comprises a plurality of biased ceramic plies, wherein each biased ply comprises ceramic fiber tows, the tows being woven in a first warp direction and a second weft direction, the second weft direction lying at a preselected angular orientation with respect to the first warp direction, wherein a greater number of tows are woven in the first warp direction than in the second weft direction, and wherein a number of tows in the second weft direction allows the biased plies to maintain their structural integrity when handled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Suresh Subramanian, James Steibel, Douglas Carper, Brian Flandermeyer
  • Use of biased fabric to improve properties of SiC/SiC ceramic composites for turbine engine components
    Publication number: 20050186069
    Abstract: The present invention is a ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component, wherein the component has a direction of maximum tensile stress during normal engine operation. The component comprises a plurality of biased ceramic plies, wherein each biased ply comprises ceramic fiber tows, the tows being woven in a first warp direction and a second weft direction, the second weft direction lying at a preselected angular orientation with respect to the first warp direction, wherein a greater number of tows are woven in the first warp direction than in the second weft direction, and wherein a number of tows in the second weft direction allows the biased plies to maintain their structural integrity when handled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Suresh Subramanian, James Steibel, Douglas Carper, Brian Flandermeyer