Patents by Inventor Donald G. Flom

Donald G. Flom 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).

  • Pulse laser pretreated machining
    Patent number: 4356376
    Abstract: An improved laser-assisted machining process has special application to difficult-to-machine materials such as the titanium alloys and high temperature superalloys. A layer of material to be removed by a cutting tool is made weaker by drilling a series of holes using a pulse laser beam ahead of the cutting process so that the tool removes the rest of the weaker material with relative ease. There is a decrease of cutting forces, breakage of the chip to a manageable size, and reduced tool wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1982
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ranga Komanduri, Minyoung Lee, Donald G. Flom, Robert A. Thompson, Marshall G. Jones, Robert J. Douglas
  • Oxygen assisted machining
    Patent number: 3990332
    Abstract: A method to reduce the growth rate of localized tool wear at the depth-of-cut line by the enrichment of the cutting zone atmosphere with gaseous oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Donald G. Flom, Louis E. Hibbs, Jr.