Patents by Inventor D. Slade Stolz

D. Slade Stolz 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).

  • Turbine disk fatigue rejuvenation
    Patent number: 10024162
    Abstract: A process for rejuvenating a turbine disk having a plurality of slots includes the steps of determining a depth of a damaged layer containing M23C6 carbide dissolution; and removing the damaged layer from the slots in accordance with the determined depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: D. Slade Stolz, David Ulrich Furrer, Samir V Patel, Raymond C Benn, Alan D Cetel
  • HYBRID COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20180105914
    Abstract: A method of forming a hybrid component having an axis of rotation includes forming a first substrate having a first interface surface and a first average grain size, forming a second substrate having a second interface surface and a second average grain size different from the first average grain size, and inertia welding the first and second substrates at a junction of the first and second interface surfaces to form a solid-state joint between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Mario P. Bochiechio, Wangen Lin, D. Slade Stolz, Ashwin Raghavan
  • Turbine Disk Fatigue Rejuvenation
    Publication number: 20160024925
    Abstract: A process for rejuvenating a turbine disk having a plurality of slots includes the steps of determining a depth of a damaged layer containing M23C6 carbide dissolution; and removing the damaged layer from the slots in accordance with the determined depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: D. Slade Stolz, David Ulrich Furrer, Samir V Patel, Raymond C Benn, Alan D Cetel