Patents by Inventor Marek M. Steplewski

Marek M. Steplewski 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: 8544173
    Abstract: A turbine nozzle may be repaired by severing the inner band from the vanes and outer band, which may then be discarded. A replacement nozzle is cast to include replacement vanes extending between a replacement outer band and an inner web, with the replacement outer band and vanes conforming with the original outer band and vanes. The new web is configured differently than the old inner band and includes a tie bar. The inner band is machined to form vane seats. The web is machined to form plinths atop the tie bar at each of the replacement vanes. The plinths and tie bar are assembled through the vane seats and bonded to the machined inner band to collectively form the repaired turbine nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew Nicklus Miller, David Edwin Budinger, Marek M. Steplewski, Wayne Ray Grady, Robert Ingram Ackerman, Cary Michael Kinder, Ian Craig Linscott
  • Publication number: 20120047734
    Abstract: A turbine nozzle may be repaired by severing the inner band from the vanes and outer band, which may then be discarded. A replacement nozzle is cast to include replacement vanes extending between a replacement outer band and an inner web, with the replacement outer band and vanes conforming with the original outer band and vanes. The new web is configured differently than the old inner band and includes a tie bar. The inner band is machined to form vane seats. The web is machined to form plinths atop the tie bar at each of the replacement vanes. The plinths and tie bar are assembled through the vane seats and bonded to the machined inner band to collectively form the repaired turbine nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Nicklus Miller, David Edwin Budinger, Marek M. Steplewski, Wayne Ray Grady, Robert Ingram Ackerman, Cary Michael Kinder, Ian Craig Linscott
  • Patent number: 7278828
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine plenum cover is repaired using a prefabricated repair cover SPAD. The SPAD repair cover has a spoolie boss that is aligned and attached to the body of the repair plenum cover prior to attachment to a plenum casting to form a repaired plenum chamber. Preattachment of the spoolie boss by brazing methods, as well as optional machining of a borescope hole prior to or after attachment of the repair cover, greatly simplifies the repair process, thereby reducing the time required and cost of repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Marek M. Steplewski, Luciana de Fatima Lira Dederichs
  • Patent number: 7222422
    Abstract: A process for refurbishing a worn surface of a shroud support component of a turbomachine, as well as a shroud support component refurbished with the process. The process generally entails removing a surface region of the worn surface so as to define a repair surface on the component. A braze tape formed from a slurry to comprise a braze material and a wear-resistant alloy is then applied to the repair surface, followed by a heat treatment to cause the braze tape to diffusion bond to the repair surface so as to define a built-up surface. The built-up surface is then machined to define a wear-resistant coating on the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bhupendra Kumar Gupta, Edward John Emilianowicz, Thomas J. Kelly, Glenn H. Nichols, Marek M. Steplewski