Patents by Inventor James F. Dolan

James F. Dolan 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 disposing a laser blocking material on the interior of an airfoil
    Patent number: 6251315
    Abstract: A method for disposing laser blocking material 52 on the interior of an airfoil 10, such as a rotor blade or stator vane, includes shear thinning the material. Various steps are developed which promote decreases in viscosity of the blocking material. In one detailed embodiment, the material is passed through an injection molding machine 54 to provide shear thinning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon M. Reed, Kenneth M. Boucher, Stanley J. Funk, James F. Dolan, Foster P. Lamm, John H. Vontell, Joseph Bak, James Whitton
  • Tool for disposing laser blocking material in an airfoil
    Patent number: 6224361
    Abstract: A tool 12 for disposing laser blocking material 52 on the interior of an airfoil 10 is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which speed the process. In one detailed embodiment, the tool has reciprocatable jaws 92, 94 which open and close to urge a mask 78 into engagement with the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: United Technologies Corportion
    Inventors: Gordon M. Reed, Kenneth M. Boucher, Stanley J. Funk, James F. Dolan, William A. Nehez, Jr., Christopher P. Jordan
  • Method for orienting an airfoil for processing and for forming a mask for the airfoil
    Patent number: 6177038
    Abstract: A method for orienting an airfoil 10 during filling of an airfoil with laser blocking material 52 prior to a laser machining operation is provide and includes making a mask 78 for the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon M. Reed, Kenneth M. Boucher, Stanley J. Funk, James F. Dolan, William A. Nehez, Sr., Christopher P. Jordan
  • Fixture for disposing a laser blocking material in an airfoil
    Patent number: 6139303
    Abstract: A fixture 56 for disposing laser blocking material 52 on the interior of an airfoil 10 is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which allow for the repetitive disposition of the laser blocking material in one airfoil after another. In one embodiment, the fixture includes a sprue plate 62 and locating block 126 which are spanwisely spaced and engage the ends 14, 18 of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon M. Reed, Kenneth M. Boucher, Stanley J. Funk, James F. Dolan, William A. Nehez, Sr., Christopher P. Jordan, Foster P. Lamm, John H. Vontell, Joseph Bak, James Whitton