Patents by Inventor Canan U. Hardwicke

Canan U. Hardwicke 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).

  • Apparatus and method for cleaning internal channels of an article
    Patent number: 6977015
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning internal channels in an article are presented, with the method comprising providing an article that comprises at least one internal channel. The at least one internal channel comprises at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. The method further comprises providing a cleaning apparatus, and this cleaning apparatus comprises a cleaning fluid, a reservoir containing the cleaning fluid, a transmitter of vibrational energy projecting into the reservoir the transmitter comprising a transmitter tip and a source of vibrational energy coupled to the transmitter, with the vibrational energy comprising a frequency and a wavelength. The reservoir of the provided apparatus comprises an interface adapted to accommodate attachment of the reservoir to the article, and this interface comprises an orifice to allow fluid communication between the reservoir and the at least one internal channel of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Canan U. Hardwicke, Michael F. X. Gigliotti, John B. Deaton, Jr., Paul L. Dupree, Robert S. Gilmore
  • Apparatus and method for cleaning internal channels of an article
    Publication number: 20030221701
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning internal channels in an article are presented, with the method comprising providing an article that comprises at least one internal channel. The at least one internal channel comprises at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. The method further comprises providing a cleaning apparatus, and this cleaning apparatus comprises a cleaning fluid, a reservoir containing the cleaning fluid, a transmitter of vibrational energy projecting into the reservoir the transmitter comprising a transmitter tip and a source of vibrational energy coupled to the transmitter, with the vibrational energy comprising a frequency and a wavelength. The reservoir of the provided apparatus comprises an interface adapted to accommodate attachment of the reservoir to the article, and this interface comprises an orifice to allow fluid communication between the reservoir and the at least one internal channel of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Canan U. Hardwicke, Michael F.X. Gigliotti, John B. Deaton, Paul L. Dupree, Robert S. Gilmore