Patents by Inventor Clyde W. Caskey

Clyde W. Caskey 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 and apparatus for stripping holes in a metal substrate
    Patent number: 8380338
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for stripping foreign matter from holes in a substrate, such as a turbine component, which includes using a scanner to locate the hole and operating a water jet apparatus to direct a water jet or an abrasive water jet into the hole for stripping. A CAD model of the original turbine component may be used in the control system of the water jet apparatus to initially locate the scanner at the general or theoretical location of the hole. A reverse flow of low pressure water may be provided to further clear foreign matter from the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Huffman Corporation
    Inventors: Mitchell O. Miller, Clyde W. Caskey
  • Method and apparatus for stripping holes in a metal substrate
    Publication number: 20090270014
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for stripping foreign matter from holes in a substrate, such as a turbine component, which includes using a scanner to locate the hole and operating a water jet apparatus to direct a water jet or an abrasive water jet into the hole for stripping. A CAD model of the original turbine component may be used in the control system of the water jet apparatus to initially locate the scanner at the general or theoretical location of the hole. A reverse flow of low pressure water may be provided to further clear foreign matter from the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Huffman Corporation
    Inventors: Mitchell O. Miller, Clyde W. Caskey