Patents by Inventor Brian Robert Graham

Brian Robert Graham 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).

  • Method, computer software code, and system for restoration of master and articulating rods
    Patent number: 7373916
    Abstract: A method for restoring a length of at least one of a master rod and an articulating rod, the method including determining a length of the rod, if the rod is within an acceptable length, cleaning the rod, applying a masking material to a part of the rod to be protected, grit blasting the part of the rod not protected by the masking material, and applying a thermal spray to the part of the rod not protected by the masking material to increase the length of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alistair Jeffrey Smith, Wayne Alan Demo, Ronald Lance Galley, Stephen Joseph Ferrigno, Brian Robert Graham
  • Method, Computer Software Code, and System for Restoration of Piston Pins and Articulating Pins
    Publication number: 20080086879
    Abstract: A method for restoring a piston pin and/or an articulating pin after operating in an engine, the method includes removing material from the pin so that the pin has a concentric shape, conditioning the pin to accept application of a new material, and plating the outer diameter of the pin so as to restore the pin to near original dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Alistair Jeffrey Smith, Wayne Alan Demo, Stephen Joseph Ferrigno, Brian Robert Graham, Jeffrey Stanley Keller, William Brooks
  • METHOD, COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE, AND SYSTEM FOR RESTORATION OF MASTER AND ARTICULATING RODS
    Publication number: 20080078354
    Abstract: A method for restoring a length of at least one of a master rod and an articulating rod, the method including determining a length of the rod, if the rod is within an acceptable length, cleaning the rod, applying a masking material to a part of the rod to be protected, grit blasting the part of the rod not protected by the masking material, and applying a thermal spray to the part of the rod not protected by the masking material to increase the length of the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Alistair Jeffrey Smith, Wayne Alan Demo, Ronald Lance Galley, Stephen Joseph Ferrigno, Brian Robert Graham