Patents by Inventor James N. Cobb

James N. Cobb 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 repairing turbine components
    Patent number: 8140179
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method by which the three-dimensional form or configuration of a distorted workpiece, such as a turbine component, is reverse engineered, and then this reverse engineering capability is combined with welding equipment, preferably a laser powder fusion welder, all integrally carried within a single machine, whereby a tool path unique to each workpiece is created and the welding machine accurately replaces lost material on the workpiece. The present invention consists of a series of operations or steps, preferably carried out by a single machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: S.E. Huffman Corp.
    Inventors: David E. Drechsler, James N. Cobb, J. Michael Humber
  • Method and apparatus for repairing turbine components
    Publication number: 20080173624
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method by which the three-dimensional form or configuration of a distorted workpiece, such as a turbine component, is reverse engineered, and then this reverse engineering capability is combined with welding equipment, preferably a laser powder fusion welder, all integrally carried within a single machine, whereby a tool path unique to each workpiece is created and the welding machine accurately replaces lost material on the workpiece. The present invention consists of a series of operations or steps, preferably carried out by a single machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: S.E. Huffman Corp (a South Carolina corporation)
    Inventors: David E. Drechsler, James N. Cobb, J. Michael Humber