Patents by Inventor Keneth Burrell Potter

Keneth Burrell Potter 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).

  • UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS AND APPARATUS AND SINGLE-CRYSTAL SEED THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20130206352
    Abstract: A single-crystal seed, apparatus and process for producing a casting having a single-crystal (SX) microstructure. The seed has a geometry that includes a vertex capable of destabilizing an oxide film that forms at the interface between the seed and a molten metal during the casting process, and thereby promotes a continuous single-crystal grain growth and reduces grain misorientation defects that can initiate from the seed/metal interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ganjiang Feng, Gregory Keith Bouse, Keneth Burrell Potter, Andrew John Elliott, Shan Liu