Patents by Inventor Frank Laughlin

Frank Laughlin 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 removing undesired material from internal spaces of parts
    Patent number: 5464479
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing undesired material from the internal spaces of parts and more particularly, air cooled gas turbine engine blades. The cleaning method employs a series of an immersion in water to saturate at least a portion of the material, an immersion in a liquid which will freeze the water remaining in the material and on the part or blade directly adjacent to the material and a pressure flush to remove the loosened material from the internal spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Inventors: Donald J. Kenton, Frank Laughlin, Charles McComas