Patents by Inventor Frank J. Trzcinski
Frank J. Trzcinski 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).
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Publication number: 20220341030Abstract: A method of coating a component includes attaching the component to a support that is configured to hold a plurality of components and placing a base of the support in a holder that is attached to rotatable member of a fixture, wherein an axis of the holder is parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotatable member. The method also includes transporting the fixture into a coating chamber wherein a direction of an exit stream of a coater in oriented perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, exposing the fixture and the component to a reverse transfer arc cleaning/pre-heating procedure, and exposing the fixture and the component to a coating procedure during which a coating is directed at the component in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation while the rotatable member is rotating. The method further includes transporting the fixture and removing the component from the support fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Scott A. Elliott, Andrew Cervoni
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Patent number: 11391165Abstract: A fixture for masking a gas turbine engine blade, the blade having a root, a platform and an airfoil, the platform having inner and outer surfaces and peripheral faces extending between the surfaces, the fixture including a base with a receptacle for receiving the root of the blade; a removable sidewall mountable to the base to form a masking box with the receptacle that shields the root; a first removable Z plane detail mountable to the base, the first removable Z plane detail providing a first electrical contact point to the root; and a second removable Z plane detail mountable to the removable sidewall, the second removable Z plane detail providing a second electrical contact point to the rootType: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Andrew Cervoni, Scott A. Elliott
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Patent number: 11299803Abstract: A method of coating a component includes attaching the component to a support that is configured to hold a plurality of components and placing a base of the support in a holder that is attached to rotatable member of a fixture, wherein an axis of the holder is parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotatable member. The method also includes transporting the fixture into a coating chamber wherein a direction of an exit stream of a coater in oriented perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, exposing the fixture and the component to a reverse transfer arc cleaning/pre-heating procedure, and exposing the fixture and the component to a coating procedure during which a coating is directed at the component in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation while the rotatable member is rotating. The method further includes transporting the fixture and removing the component from the support fixture.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Scott A. Elliott, Andrew Cervoni
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Patent number: 10844478Abstract: The present invention provides a Cr-rich cathodic arc coating, an article in turbine blade coated with the chromizing over cathodic arc coating, and a method to produce the coating thereof. The Cr-rich cathodic arc coating in the present invention comprises a cathodic arc coating and a diffusion coating deposited atop the cathodic arc coating to enforce hot corrosion resistance. The hardware coated with the chromizing over cathodic arc coating in the present invention is reinforced with superior-hot corrosion resistance. The present invention further provides a novel method for producing the chromizing over cathodic arc coating by re-sequencing coating deposition order. The method in the present invention is efficient and cost-reducing by eliminating some operations, e.g., DHT and peening, between the cathodic arc coating and the diffusion coating. The hot corrosion resistance in the present invention results from the high Cr content in the surface of the coating.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Thomas Balzano, Prentice M. Sinesi, Mark A. Livings, Michael N. Task
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Publication number: 20200149420Abstract: A fixture for masking a gas turbine engine blade, the blade having a root, a platform and an airfoil, the platform having inner and outer surfaces and peripheral faces extending between the surfaces, the fixture including a base with a receptacle for receiving the root of the blade; a removable sidewall mountable to the base to form a masking box with the receptacle that shields the root; a first removable Z plane detail mountable to the base, the first removable Z plane detail providing a first electrical contact point to the root; and a second removable Z plane detail mountable to the removable sidewall, the second removable Z plane detail providing a second electrical contact point to the rootType: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Andrew Cervoni, Scott A. Elliott
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Patent number: 10570753Abstract: A fixture for masking a gas turbine engine blade, the blade having a root, a platform and an airfoil, the platform having inner and outer surfaces and peripheral faces extending between the surfaces, the fixture including a base with a receptacle for receiving the root of the blade; a removable sidewall mountable to the base to form a masking box with the receptacle that shields the root; a first removable Z plane detail mountable to the base, the first removable Z plane detail providing a first electrical contact point to the root; and a second removable Z plane detail mountable to the removable sidewall, the second removable Z plane detail providing a second electrical contact point to the root.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Andrew Cervoni, Scott A. Elliott
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Publication number: 20200017958Abstract: The present invention provides a Cr-rich cathodic arc coating, an article in turbine blade coated with the chromizing over cathodic arc coating, and a method to produce the coating thereof. The Cr-rich cathodic arc coating in the present invention comprises a cathodic arc coating and a diffusion coating deposited atop the cathodic arc coating to enforce hot corrosion resistance. The hardware coated with the chromizing over cathodic arc coating in the present invention is reinforced with superior-hot corrosion resistance. The present invention further provides a novel method for producing the chromizing over cathodic arc coating by re-sequencing coating deposition order. The method in the present invention is efficient and cost-reducing by eliminating some operations, e.g., DHT and peening, between the cathodic arc coating and the diffusion coating. The hot corrosion resistance in the present invention results from the high Cr content in the surface of the coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Thomas Balzano, Prentice M. Sinesi, Mark A. Livings, Michael N. Task
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Patent number: 10386067Abstract: A wall panel assembly includes a first liner panel and a coating. The first liner panel has an inner first liner panel surface and a first liner panel outer surface each axially extending between a first liner panel first end and a first liner panel second end. The coating is disposed on at least one of the first liner panel inner surface and the first liner panel outer surface. The coating has an overall thickness that varies axially between the first liner panel first end and the first liner panel second end.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: San Quach, Scott A. Elliott, Robert M. Sonntag, John S. Tu, Anthony Van, Joseph J. Sedor, Robert Selinsky, Jr., John J. Rup, Jr., Neil B. Ridgeway, Gerard V. Cadieux, Jeffrey Leon, Monica Pacheco-Tougas, Lisa A. Jenkins, Lisa Tse, Andrew Cervoni, Frank J. Trzcinski
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Patent number: 10364490Abstract: The present invention provides a Cr-rich cathodic arc coating, an article in turbine blade coated with the chromizing over cathodic arc coating, and a method to produce the coating thereof. The Cr-rich cathodic arc coating in the present invention comprises a cathodic arc coating and a diffusion coating deposited atop the cathodic arc coating to enforce hot corrosion resistance. The hardware coated with the chromizing over cathodic arc coating in the present invention is reinforced with superior-hot corrosion resistance. The present invention further provides a novel method for producing the chromizing over cathodic arc coating by re-sequencing coating deposition order. The method in the present invention is efficient and cost-reducing by eliminating some operations, e.g., DHT and peening, between the cathodic arc coating and the diffusion coating. The hot corrosion resistance in the present invention results from the high Cr content in the surface of the coating.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Thomas Balzano, Prentice M. Sinesi, Mark A. Livings, Michael N. Task
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Publication number: 20190203347Abstract: A method of coating a component includes attaching the component to a support that is configured to hold a plurality of components and placing a base of the support in a holder that is attached to rotatable member of a fixture, wherein an axis of the holder is parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotatable member. The method also includes transporting the fixture into a coating chamber wherein a direction of an exit stream of a coater in oriented perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, exposing the fixture and the component to a reverse transfer arc cleaning/pre-heating procedure, and exposing the fixture and the component to a coating procedure during which a coating is directed at the component in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation while the rotatable member is rotating. The method further includes transporting the fixture and removing the component from the support fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Scott A. Elliott, Andrew Cervoni
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Publication number: 20180209279Abstract: A fixture for masking a gas turbine engine blade, the blade having a root, a platform and an airfoil, the platform having inner and outer surfaces and peripheral faces extending between the surfaces, the fixture including a base with a receptacle for receiving the root of the blade; a removable sidewall mountable to the base to form a masking box with the receptacle that shields the root; a first removable Z plane detail mountable to the base, the first removable Z plane detail providing a first electrical contact point to the root; and a second removable Z plane detail mountable to the removable sidewall, the second removable Z plane detail providing a second electrical contact point to the rootType: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Andrew Cervoni, Scott A. Elliott
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Publication number: 20180073737Abstract: A wall panel assembly includes a first liner panel and a coating. The first liner panel has an inner first liner panel surface and a first liner panel outer surface each axially extending between a first liner panel first end and a first liner panel second end. The coating is disposed on at least one of the first liner panel inner surface and the first liner panel outer surface. The coating has an overall thickness that varies axially between the first liner panel first end and the first liner panel second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: San Quach, Scott A. Elliott, Robert M. Sonntag, John S. Tu, Anthony Van, Joseph J. Sedor, Robert selinsky, JR., John J. Rup, JR., Neil B. Ridgeway, Gerard V. Cadieux, Jeffrey Leon, Monica Pacheco-Tougas, Lisa A. Jenkins, Lisa Tse, Andrew Cervoni, Frank J. Trzcinski
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Publication number: 20160298231Abstract: The present invention provides a Cr-rich cathodic arc coating, an article in turbine blade coated with the chromizing over cathodic arc coating, and a method to produce the coating thereof. The Cr-rich cathodic arc coating in the present invention comprises a cathodic arc coating and a diffusion coating deposited atop the cathodic arc coating to enforce hot corrosion resistance. The hardware coated with the chromizing over cathodic arc coating in the present invention is reinforced with superior—hot corrosion resistance. The present invention further provides a novel method for producing the chromizing over cathodic arc coating by re-sequencing coating deposition order. The method in the present invention is efficient and cost-reducing by eliminating some operations, e.g., DHT and peening, between the cathodic arc coating and the diffusion coating. The hot corrosion resistance in the present invention results from the high Cr content in the surface of the coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Thomas Balzano, Prentice M. Sinesi, Mark A. Livings, Michael N. Task
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Patent number: 9249490Abstract: A system to install a mask onto a component of a gas turbine engine includes a drive movable along an axis with respect to a movable base.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Chelsea Brown, Kevin Castonguay
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Patent number: 8903516Abstract: An alignment system for permanently marking a workpiece with a marking device includes a camera, a display operatively connected to the camera and configured to generate an image as a function of camera input, a template having a marking area designation located in relation to the display such that the image is displayed against the marking area designation, and an adjustment table configured to allow controllable repositioning of the workpiece relative to the marking device.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Kathryn M. Schwink
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Publication number: 20140157595Abstract: A system to install a mask onto a component of a gas turbine engine includes a drive movable along an axis with respect to a movable base.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Chelsea Brown, Kevin Castonguay
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Publication number: 20140061173Abstract: An alignment system for permanently marking a workpiece with a marking device includes a camera, a display operatively connected to the camera and configured to generate an image as a function of camera input, a template having a marking area designation located in relation to the display such that the image is displayed against the marking area designation, and an adjustment table configured to allow controllable repositioning of the workpiece relative to the marking device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Kathryn M. Schwink
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Patent number: 8425979Abstract: Selected areas of a component are covered with a maskant chamber during a coating process to protect the areas from the coating vapor. The covered areas are further protected by a flow of an inert gas in the maskant chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Jorge Marxuach
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Publication number: 20130029043Abstract: Selected areas of a component are covered with a maskant chamber during a coating process to protect the areas from the coating vapor. The covered areas are further protected by a flow of an inert gas in the maskant chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Jorge Marxuach
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Patent number: H2285Abstract: An apparatus for polishing an airfoil root includes a fixture for holding the airfoil, an actuation cylinder assembly for moving the fixture holding the airfoil, a brush, a motor for rotating the brush, a switch, and control circuitry. The actuation cylinder assembly is configured to move the fixture holding the airfoil toward the brush to trigger the switch, and the control circuitry is configured to run a timer when the switch is triggered to control contact between the airfoil and the brush for polishing.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Frank J. Trzcinski, Manfried Carl Verch, Jr.