Patents by Inventor James Hamilton GROOMS, II

James Hamilton GROOMS, II 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).

  • Publication number: 20140003880
    Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) and metal attachment configuration is provided. The CMC and metal attachment may include a metal plate, a CMC plate, a spacer, a metal bolt and a nut. Metal plate may include metal plate aperture. CMC plate may be adjacent metal plate and may include CMC plate aperture aligned with metal plate aperture. Spacer may be adjacent to CMC, and spacer may include spacer aperture aligned with metal plate and CMC apertures. Metal bolt may have first and second ends, second end may be operable to fit into aligned spacer, CMC plate, and metal apertures, to attach spacer, CMC plate and metal plate. Nut may be adjacent to metal plate and may be operable to receive second end of bolt. Spacer may allow metal plate, having a high coefficient of thermal expansion, to be attached to CMC plate, having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: James Hamilton GROOMS, II
  • Publication number: 20140004293
    Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component and a method of attaching a static seal to a ceramic matrix composite component are provided. The CMC component includes a first end and a second end. A CMC metal interface member is attached to the second end. The CMC metal interface member is operable to join to a static seal in a gas turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Hamilton GROOMS, II, Darrell Glenn Senile, Robert Alan Frederick, Charles Thomas McMillan