Patents by Inventor Gregory M. Ford

Gregory M. Ford 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20090060724
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of fabricating a gas turbine engine component are provided. The method includes selecting a surface of a component to apply a wear-resistant material, applying a formed wear pad fabricated from a wear-resistant alloy and a braze material, and vacuum brazing the component and applied wear pad wherein the wear-resistant alloy is bonded to the component surface using the braze material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Gregory M. Ford, Eric Keith, Joshua Miller, David E. Budinger, Glenn H. Nichols
  • Methods and apparatus for fabricating gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 7360991
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of fabricating a gas turbine engine component are provided. The method includes selecting a surface of a component to apply a wear-resistant material, applying a formed wear pad fabricated from a wear-resistant alloy and a braze material, and vacuum brazing the component and applied wear pad wherein the wear-resistant alloy is bonded to the component surface using the braze material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory M. Ford, Eric Keith, Joshua Miller, David E. Budinger, Glenn H. Nichols
  • Thin film electro-optic modulator for broadband applications
    Patent number: 6118571
    Abstract: Electro-optic modulator comprises a substrate having an epitaxial, preferentially oriented, low scattering loss thin ferroelectric film waveguide deposited by metalorganic chemcial vapor deposition on the substrate, and first and second strip electrodes on the waveguide with the electrodes spaced apart to establish an electric field effective to render the waveguide modulating to light in response to applied bias or voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Bruce W. Wessels, Seng Tiong Ho, Gregory M. Ford, Douglas M. Gill