Patents by Inventor Gerhard E. Wesch

Gerhard E. Wesch 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 to produce fatigue resistant axisymmetric titanium alloy components
    Patent number: 5039356
    Abstract: An improved process for producing near-alpha and alpha+beta titanium alloy axisymmetric components with high fatigue resistance which comprises the steps of:(a) providing a beta processed near-alpha or alpha+beta titanium alloy component;(b) torque deforming the component; and(c) alpha+beta recrystallization annealing the resulting torque-deformed component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Isaac Weiss, Daniel Eylon, Gerhard E. Wesch, Francis H. Froes