Patents by Inventor KATHRYN S. CONETY

KATHRYN S. CONETY 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).

  • VISUAL AND/OR DIMENSIONAL TIP INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230366673
    Abstract: A method can comprise: scanning, via an optical scanner, a tip of an airfoil of a bladed rotor, the tip including a coating disposed thereon, the coating comprising a metal plating and a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion in the plurality of protrusions extending from the metal plating; comparing a coating parameter of the coating to a coating parameter threshold based on scanner data from the optical scanner; and determining whether the coating maintains sufficient coverage of the tip of the airfoil based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEITH R. BOISLARD, OZGUR ERDINC, KATHRYN S. CONETY, IULIANA CERNATESCU, GARRETT KERNOZICKY