Patents by Inventor John H. Finn

John H. Finn 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).

  • Case assembly and method
    Patent number: 9925623
    Abstract: A case assembly includes a plurality of segments, at least one braze joint, and one or more welds. The braze joint connects the plurality of segments together and the one or more welds extend across adjacent segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dana P. Stewart, Edward R. Szela, John H. Finn
  • ADDITIVE REPAIR FOR COMBUTSTER LINER PANELS
    Publication number: 20160263712
    Abstract: A method of additively repairing a combustor liner panel includes removing a combustor liner panel from a combustor, inspecting the combustor liner panel to identify a damaged portion, removing material from the combustor liner panel around the damaged portion to form a repair zone having a substantially flat platform, and adding repair material to the repair zone on a layer by layer basis using an additive repair process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Ivory, John H. Finn, Monika D. Kinstler
  • REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE VIA VARIABLE POLARITY WELDING
    Publication number: 20140174091
    Abstract: A liner panel for a gas turbine engine includes a cold side having a backside feature and a hot side with a variable polarity weld.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Ivory, Monika D. Kinstler, John H. Finn
  • CASE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140093372
    Abstract: A case assembly includes a plurality of segments, at least one braze joint, and one or more welds. The braze joint connects the plurality of segments together and the one or more welds extend across adjacent segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dana P. Stewart, Edward R. Szela, John H. Finn