Patents by Inventor Christopher Conrad Frese

Christopher Conrad Frese 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).

  • Quick disengaging field joint for exhaust system components of gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 9109800
    Abstract: A quick disengaging field joint connects a first component of an exhaust system of a gas turbine engine to a second component of the exhaust system. The field joint includes a pair of opposed stepped liners connected via exterior-facing connecting flanges. The field joints can be disassembled entirely from outside the exhaust housing without requiring access to the interior of the exhaust housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ramune Auzelyte, Christopher Conrad Frese, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Jeffrey Patrick Mills
  • QUICK DISENGAGING FIELD JOINT FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20130091864
    Abstract: A quick disengaging field joint connects a first component of an exhaust system of a gas turbine engine to a second component of the exhaust system. The field joint includes a pair of opposed stepped liners connected via exterior-facing connecting flanges. The field joints can be disassembled entirely from outside the exhaust housing without requiring access to the interior of the exhaust housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ramune Auzelyte, Christopher Conrad Frese, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Jeffrey Patrick Mills