Patents by Inventor John Taylor Rockwell

John Taylor Rockwell 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).

  • COMPOSITE COMPONENT VOID REPAIR
    Publication number: 20220168977
    Abstract: Methods for repairing composite component voids are provided. For example, one method comprises locating a void in a composite component and subjecting the composite component to a process for repair. The process for repair includes creating a flow path through the void, applying a filler material to the composite component at the flow path, and processing the composite component having the filler material. In some embodiments, the flow path has a first opening on a first side of the composite component and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the composite component. In other embodiments, at least one portion of the flow path extends at a first angle with respect to a lateral direction defined by the CMC component, and at least another portion extends at a second angle with respect to the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Herbert Chidsey Roberts, Timothy P. Coons, John Taylor Rockwell
  • Composite component void repair
    Patent number: 11292217
    Abstract: Methods for repairing composite component voids are provided. For example, one method comprises locating a void in a composite component and subjecting the composite component to a process for repair. The process for repair includes creating a flow path through the void, applying a filler material to the composite component at the flow path, and processing the composite component having the filler material. In some embodiments, the flow path has a first opening on a first side of the composite component and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the composite component. In other embodiments, at least one portion of the flow path extends at a first angle with respect to a lateral direction defined by the CMC component, and at least another portion extends at a second angle with respect to the lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Herbert Chidsey Roberts, Timothy P. Coons, John Taylor Rockwell
  • Composite Component Void Repair
    Publication number: 20190366656
    Abstract: Methods for repairing composite component voids are provided. For example, one method comprises locating a void in a composite component and subjecting the composite component to a process for repair. The process for repair includes creating a flow path through the void, applying a filler material to the composite component at the flow path, and processing the composite component having the filler material. In some embodiments, the flow path has a first opening on a first side of the composite component and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the composite component. In other embodiments, at least one portion of the flow path extends at a first angle with respect to a lateral direction defined by the CMC component, and at least another portion extends at a second angle with respect to the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Herbert Chidsey Roberts, Timothy P. Coons, John Taylor Rockwell