Patents by Inventor John William Custer

John William Custer 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).

  • Patent number: 10746326
    Abstract: A tube array and a method for additively manufacturing the tube array are provided. The tube array includes an outer wall formed by a plurality of curved segments and defining a primary flow passage. A plurality of divider walls are positioned within the primary flow passage to divide the primary flow passage into a plurality of tubes, each of the plurality of tubes being defined at least in part by one of the plurality of curved segments and two of the plurality of divider walls. Integrally formed inlet and outlet manifolds provide fluid communication between the tube array and an array inlet and outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: John Williams Custer
  • Publication number: 20190211949
    Abstract: A tube array and a method for additively manufacturing the tube array are provided. The tube array includes an outer wall formed by a plurality of curved segments and defining a primary flow passage. A plurality of divider walls are positioned within the primary flow passage to divide the primary flow passage into a plurality of tubes, each of the plurality of tubes being defined at least in part by one of the plurality of curved segments and two of the plurality of divider walls. Integrally formed inlet and outlet manifolds provide fluid communication between the tube array and an array inlet and outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: John Williams Custer
  • Publication number: 20120196025
    Abstract: A device to prepare an infusion, such as a brewed beverage, by moderating and manipulating the extraction rate of a particulate base during an infusion, a related method to prepare such an infusion, and a resultant product of such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: COFFEE CATCHER, LLC
    Inventors: John William Custer, Nathaniel Bert Jones, Sauro Dall'Aglio