Patents by Inventor John Christopher LAMBERT

John Christopher LAMBERT 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).

  • Weld forced crack and braze repair for superalloys
    Patent number: 10279416
    Abstract: A method of repairing an oxidized defect in a superalloy article includes removing substantially all of the oxidized defect to form a cleaned out portion of the superalloy article; filling a portion of the cleaned out portion with a weld by fusion welding; cracking the weld; and filling the cracked weld and a remaining portion of the cleaned out portion with a braze material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lawrence James Whims, John Christopher Lambert, Cem Murat Eminoglu, Gary Charles Shubert, Piotr Artur Klimczuk, Adam Gaik
  • WELD FORCED CRACK AND BRAZE REPAIR FOR SUPERALLOYS
    Publication number: 20170266749
    Abstract: A method of repairing an oxidized defect in a superalloy article includes removing substantially all of the oxidized defect to form a cleaned out portion of the superalloy article; filling a portion of the cleaned out portion with a weld by fusion welding; cracking the weld; and filling the cracked weld and a remaining portion of the cleaned out portion with a braze material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence James WHIMS, John Christopher LAMBERT, Cem Murat EMINOGLU, Gary Charles SHUBERT, Piotr Artur KLIMCZUK, Adam GAIK
  • COATING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20160083829
    Abstract: A coating process is provided. The coating process includes positioning a component within an enclosed coating system, the enclosed coating system including a coating apparatus, applying a first coating over at least a portion of the component, then robotically applying a mask to the component, then applying a second coating over at least the portion of the component. The component remains within the enclosed coating system throughout the process. Another process also includes removing a first coating head portion of the coating apparatus after applying the first coating and replacing the first coating head portion with a masking head portion, then removing the masking head portion after robotically applying the mask to the component and replacing the masking head portion with a second coating head portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Robert REID, Jonathan Matthew LOMAS, Patrick Thomas WALSH, Lawrence Matthew LEVY, John Christopher LAMBERT, Michael Anthony DEPALMA, III