Patents by Inventor Eric Eicher McCONNELL

Eric Eicher McCONNELL 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).

  • Publication number: 20180230584
    Abstract: Manufactured articles, and methods of manufacturing enhanced surface smoothed components and articles. More particularly, surface smoothed components and articles, such as combustor components of turbine engines, having surface treatment conferring reduced roughness for enhanced performance and reduced wear related reduction in part life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Dechao LIN, David Vincent BUCCI, Srikanth Chandrudu KOTTILINGAM, Yan CUI, David Edward SCHICK, Eric Eicher McCONNELL, David SINGLETARY
  • Publication number: 20140030548
    Abstract: A turbine component and a process of fabricating a component are disclosed. The process includes excavating a base metal of the component to form a fill region and filling the fill region with a filler metal. The filler metal has a filler metal elongation that is at least 25% greater than a base metal elongation of the base metal. The filler includes, by weight, between about 4% and about 7% iron, between about 14% and about 17% chromium, between about 15% and about 17% molybdenum, between about 3% and about 5% tungsten, up to about 0.02% carbon, up to about 1% manganese, up to about 2.5% cobalt, and a balance of nickel and/or the filler metal elongation is greater than about 35% in/in per two inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Eicher McCONNELL, Stephen Gerard POPE, Bill Damon JOHNSTON, John Gregory OBEIRNE