Patents by Inventor Jonathan E. Bendel

Jonathan E. Bendel 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).

  • Tooling fixture assembly for processing a component of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10227874
    Abstract: A tooling fixture assembly for processing a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The tooling fixture assembly includes a component nesting fixture for precisely positioning the component within the fixture using a plurality of datum locators. A transfer block is also positioned at a known location and orientation relative to the component and an adhesive is used to fix the relative position of the component and the transfer block. The component and the transfer block are then removed from the component nesting fixture and installed on a machine for drilling, machining, or otherwise processing the component. After the machining is complete, the adhesive may be removed, such that the component may be detached from the transfer block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Inventors: Todd Gary Heinrich, Brian William Howard, Jonathan E. Bendel, Stephen Matthew Mayer
  • TOOLING FIXTURE ASSEMBLY FOR PROCESSING A COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20180087382
    Abstract: A tooling fixture assembly for processing a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The tooling fixture assembly includes a component nesting fixture for precisely positioning the component within the fixture using a plurality of datum locators. A transfer block is also positioned at a known location and orientation relative to the component and an adhesive is used to fix the relative position of the component and the transfer block. The component and the transfer block are then removed from the component nesting fixture and installed on a machine for drilling, machining, or otherwise processing the component. After the machining is complete, the adhesive may be removed, such that the component may be detached from the transfer block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Gary Heinrich, Brian William Howard, Jonathan E. Bendel, Stephen Matthew Mayer