Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Barnhill

Christopher D. Barnhill 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).

  • Casting assembly
    Patent number: 12121956
    Abstract: A casting assembly includes a core body extending along an axial direction between a first end and a second end, the core body having a core interior surface and a core exterior surface, with the core exterior surface shaping a part surface of a cast part. The core interior surface at least partially bounds a hollow cavity. The casting assembly also includes a shell body extending along the axial direction and having a first shell surface and a second shell surface, with at least a portion of the second shell surface facing the exterior surface of the core body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Endecott Osgood, Evin Nathaniel Barber, Brian Patrick Peterson, Xi Yang, Brian D. Przeslawski, Christopher D. Barnhill, Douglas G. Konitzer
  • CASTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240326120
    Abstract: A casting assembly includes at least a first body and a second body. The first body can be a core and the second body can be a shell. The first body has a first interior surface and a first exterior surface. The second body has a second interior surface spaced from a second exterior surface. A portion of the second interior surface is spaced from and facing the first exterior surface. The first body having a casting hollow includes a non-linear centerline or a curved portion, where the casting hollow is at least partially defined by the first interior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Endecott Osgood, Evin Nathaniel Barber, Brian Patrick Peterson, Xi Yang, Christopher D. Barnhill, Brian David Przeslawski
  • Casting assembly
    Patent number: 12042848
    Abstract: A casting assembly includes at least a first body and a second body. The first body can be a core and the second body can be a shell. The first body has a first interior surface and a first exterior surface. The second body has a second interior surface spaced from a second exterior surface. A portion of the second interior surface is spaced from and facing the first exterior surface. The first body having a casting hollow, where the casting hollow is at least partially defined by the first interior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Endecott Osgood, Evin Nathaniel Barber, Brian Patrick Peterson, Xi Yang, Christopher D. Barnhill, Brian David Przeslawski
  • CASTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240189890
    Abstract: A casting assembly includes at least a first body and a second body. The first body can be a core and the second body can be a shell. The first body has a first interior surface and a first exterior surface. The second body has a second interior surface spaced from a second exterior surface. A portion of the second interior surface is spaced from and facing the first exterior surface. The first body having a casting hollow, where the casting hollow is at least partially defined by the first interior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Endecott Osgood, Evin Nathaniel Barber, Brian Patrick Peterson, Xi Yang, Christopher D. Barnhill, Brian David Przeslawski