Patents by Inventor Craig Lowell Sarratt

Craig Lowell Sarratt 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).

  • System and methods of removing a multi-layer coating from a substrate
    Patent number: 9358663
    Abstract: A system for use in removing a multi-layer coating from a substrate is provided. The multi-layer coating includes a first coating applied to the substrate and a second coating applied over the first coating. The first coating is formed from a first material and the second coating is formed from a second material different from the first material. The system includes a grinding mechanism configured to remove the multi-layer coating from the substrate, and a controller coupled in communication with the grinding mechanism. The controller is configured to position the grinding mechanism against the multi-layer coating, initiate a first removal mode that directs the grinding mechanism to traverse across the substrate, monitor a variable operating parameter of the grinding mechanism during the first removal mode, and evaluate a value of the variable operating parameter against a predetermined threshold to determine whether the second coating has been removed from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Blake Allen Fulton, Michael Anthony DePalma, Craig Lowell Sarratt, Ryan Jeffrey Cardillo
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS OF REMOVING A MULTI-LAYER COATING FROM A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20150298288
    Abstract: A system for use in removing a multi-layer coating from a substrate is provided. The multi-layer coating includes a first coating applied to the substrate and a second coating applied over the first coating. The first coating is formed from a first material and the second coating is formed from a second material different from the first material. The system includes a grinding mechanism configured to remove the multi-layer coating from the substrate, and a controller coupled in communication with the grinding mechanism. The controller is configured to position the grinding mechanism against the multi-layer coating, initiate a first removal mode that directs the grinding mechanism to traverse across the substrate, monitor a variable operating parameter of the grinding mechanism during the first removal mode, and evaluate a value of the variable operating parameter against a predetermined threshold to determine whether the second coating has been removed from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Blake Allen Fulton, Michael Anthony DePalma, Craig Lowell Sarratt, Ryan Jeffrey Cardillo