Patents by Inventor George Hand

George Hand 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).

  • Patent number: 6514039
    Abstract: Tip treatment bars 16 of a rotor casing 2 for a gas turbine engine are subjected to a process which induces compressive stress within the bars 16. The process may be a laser shock peening process applied to opposite sides 20 of each bar 16. The processing of the tip treatment bars 16 renders them less susceptible to fatigue failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventor: Derek George Hand
  • Patent number: 5556118
    Abstract: A flat bed cart includes a molded resin load carrying bed having longitudinally spaced ends, a generally planar upper side and a bottom side that includes a plurality of ribs, a pair of spaced, longitudinally extending slots and first, second and third sets of integrally molded fastener mounted pads that are located adjacent the first and second ends of the bed and intermediate the ends respectively. The slots receive a pair of longitudinally extending reinforcing bars that carry at their ends upright handle receiving mounts. The handle receiving mounts include members arranged in recesses spaced about the periphery of the bed at the first and second ends thereof. At least one handle is provided which is adapted to be selectively positioned within a respective pair of the upstanding handle receiving mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Rehrig International, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan R. Kern, John A. LaFleur, George Hand, Bruce Ferris