Patents by Inventor Dennis T. Garn

Dennis T. Garn 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 cooling a CVI/CVD furnace
    Patent number: 6744023
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a furnace configured for processing refractory composites comprising a cooling gas flowed in a closed circuit through the furnace and over a cooling element disposed within the furnace. The cooling gas can flow either by natural convection or a convective force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis T. Garn, Jerry S. Lee, James W. Rudolph
  • Method and apparatus for cooling a CVI/CVD furnace
    Patent number: 6639196
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a furnace configured for processing refractory composites comprising a cooling gas flowed in a closed circuit through the furnace and over a cooling element disposed within the furnace. The cooling gas can flow either by natural convection or a convective force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Fiala, James W. Rudolph, Dennis T. Garn, Jerry S. Lee
  • Method and apparatus for cooling a CVI/CVD furnace
    Publication number: 20020031740
    Abstract: The invention relates to method and apparatus for cooling a furnace configured for processing refractory composites. More specifically, the invention is directed to method and apparatus for cooling a furnace more rapidly than prior art methods. According to the invention, a cooling gas is flowed in a closed circuit through the furnace, over the refractory composites disposed within the furnace, and over a cooling element disposed within the furnace. The cooling gas may be flowed by natural convection or by force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: The B.F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Dennis T. Garn, Jerry S. Lee, James W. Rudolph
  • Method and apparatus for cooling a CVI/CVD furnace
    Patent number: 6352430
    Abstract: The invention relates to method and apparatus for cooling a furnace configured for processing refractory composites. More specifically, the invention is directed to method and apparatus for cooling a furnace more rapidly than prior art methods. According to the invention, a cooling gas is flowed in a closed circuit through the furnace, over the refractory composites disposed within the furnace, and over a cooling element disposed within the furnace. The cooling gas may be flowed by natural convection or by force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis T. Garn, Jerry S. Lee, James W. Rudolph