Patents by Inventor Glenn C. Culbertson

Glenn C. Culbertson 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 and apparatus for cooling a workpiece
    Patent number: 5419792
    Abstract: Cooling of a workpiece is conducted at selected workpiece locations in accordance with predetermined heat flux, at the locations, required to result in a desired workpiece cooling rate for workpiece integrity, microstructure and mechanical properties. A cooling fluid is controlled to follow the workpiece surface according to preselected cooling fluid convective cooling parameters including, but not limited to, cooling fluid direction, mass flow rate, and velocity at the selected locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dennis G. King, Robert G. Baran, Larry W. Plemmons, Nancy A. Sullivan, Glenn C. Culbertson, Shesh K. Srivatsa, Thomas M. Gately