Patents by Inventor Donald H. Spencer

Donald H. Spencer 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 for adhesive bonding of titanium components using a fiber laser system
    Patent number: 11534863
    Abstract: A method for treating a surface of a contoured titanium substrate used for adhesively bonded engine components. The method including applying energy from a fiber laser system to a contoured surface of a titanium substrate, the laser energy is distributed to the contoured titanium surface by at least one of direct light of sight, reflection, or scattering of one or more laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaomei Fang, John D. Riehl, Christopher J. Hertel, Dmitri Novikov, Henry H. Thayer, Donald H. Spencer
  • METHOD FOR ADHESIVE BONDING OF TITANIUM COMPONENTS USING A FIBER LASER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200230742
    Abstract: A method for treating a surface of a contoured titanium substrate used for adhesively bonded engine components. The method including applying energy from a fiber laser system to a contoured surface of a titanium substrate, the laser energy is distributed to the contoured titanium surface by at least one of direct light of sight, reflection, or scattering of one or more laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaomei Fang, John D. Riehl, Christopher J. Hertel, Dmitri Novikov, Henry H. Thayer, Donald H. Spencer