Patents by Inventor Francis Ignatius Karwowski

Francis Ignatius Karwowski 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).

  • Micrometer support apparatus and measurement method using same
    Patent number: 7356941
    Abstract: A method for measuring a distance with a pin micrometer includes attaching a pin micrometer support to a flange at a predetermined location on the flange in a first channel, supporting a pin micrometer in a stationary position in a second channel, and extending a measurement rod of the pin micrometer to a location to which the distance is to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Francis Ignatius Karwowski
  • Micrometer support apparatus and measurement method using same
    Publication number: 20070271807
    Abstract: A method for measuring a distance with a pin micrometer includes attaching a pin micrometer support to a flange at a predetermined location on the flange in a first channel, supporting a pin micrometer in a stationary position in a second channel, and extending a measurement rod of the pin micrometer to a location to which the distance is to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Francis Ignatius Karwowski
  • Rotor clearance measurement gage
    Patent number: 6886267
    Abstract: A measurement gage includes a base having two scales at opposite site ends of the base for different ranges of measurement. A tapered feeler gage elements projects axially from each of the opposite ends, and a slide bar is movable along the base, with an indicator fixed thereto for each of the two different scales. Movement of the slide bar in each of two opposite axial directions is calibrated to respective thicknesses of the tapered feeler gage elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Francis Ignatius Karwowski, Peter R. Corey