Patents by Inventor John W. Locker

John W. Locker 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 for providing an extension on an end of an article having internal passageways
    Patent number: 5291937
    Abstract: An extension is provided on an end of an article having internal passageways and having a directionally oriented microstructure by using the article end as a growth seed in a molten material compatible with material from which the article end is made. The extension is directionally solidified as integral with and as an extension of the article end and with a microstructure compatible with that of the article end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Reed R. Corderman, Kevin G. McAllister, Brian J. McAndrews, John W. Locker