Patents by Inventor David E. Ehling

David E. Ehling 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).

  • Nominal shift machining
    Patent number: 6453211
    Abstract: The nominal configuration of a workpiece is stored in a multiaxis numerically controlled machine. The workpiece is probed in the machine to determine an offset from the nominal configuration. The workpiece is then shifted by the offset to correspond with the nominal configuration. The workpiece is then machined according to the nominal configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James E. Randolph, Jr., David E. Ehling, Michael J. Brunck