Patents by Inventor John Gerard Rafferty

John Gerard Rafferty 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).

  • End fitting and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10682706
    Abstract: A method, a component part of an end fitting and a preformed member for manufacturing a component part of an end fitting are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of, via an additive process, providing a near net shape (NNS) precursor corresponding to a component part of an end fitting layer-by-layer and subsequently performing at least one post NNS processing operation on the NNS precursor to provide the component part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Richard Clements, John Gerard Rafferty, Paul Snowdon
  • END FITTING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20170341149
    Abstract: A method, a component part of an end fitting and a preformed member for manufacturing a component part of an end fitting are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of, via an additive process, providing a near net shape (NNS) precursor corresponding to a component part of an end fitting layer-by-layer and subsequently performing at least one post NNS processing operation on the NNS precursor to provide the component part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Richard Clements, John Gerard Rafferty, Paul Snowdon