Patents by Inventor Mark Guenter Herwig

Mark Guenter Herwig 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).

  • Composition for engine cleaning
    Patent number: 7033979
    Abstract: A composition and method for cleaning gas turbine engines to remove fuel or lubricant residues. The composition can include a mixture of hydrofluorocarbon and hydrofluoroether. The method can include the step of directing a pressurized stream of the cleaning composition against one or more portions of the gas turbine engine to remove fuel and/or lubricant residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Guenter Herwig, Mark Joseph Rechtsteiner, Roy Fred Thornton, Bruce Edward Goodwin
  • Composition for engine cleaning
    Publication number: 20030134763
    Abstract: A composition and method for cleaning gas turbine engines to remove fuel or lubricant residues. The composition can include a mixture of hydrofluorocarbon and hydrofluoroether. The method can include the step of directing a pressurized stream of the cleaning composition against one or more portions of the gas turbine engine to remove fuel and/or lubricant residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Guenter Herwig, Mark Joseph Rechtsteiner, Roy Fred Thornton, Bruce Edward Goodwin
  • Composition and method for engine cleaning
    Patent number: 6537384
    Abstract: A composition and method for cleaning gas turbine engines to remove fuel or lubricant residues. The composition can include a mixture of hydrofluorocarbon and hydrofluoroether. The method can include the step of directing a pressurized stream of the cleaning composition against one or more portions of the gas turbine engine to remove fuel and/or lubricant residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Guenter Herwig, Mark Joseph Rechtsteiner, Roy Fred Thornton, Bruce Edward Goodwin
  • Composition and method for engine cleaning
    Publication number: 20020107162
    Abstract: A composition and method for cleaning gas turbine engines to remove fuel or lubricant residues. The composition can include a mixture of hydrofluorocarbon and hydrofluoroether. The method can include the step of directing a pressurized stream of the cleaning composition against one or more portions of the gas turbine engine to remove fuel and/or lubricant residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Mark Guenter Herwig, Mark Joseph Rechtsteiner, Roy Fred Thornton, Bruce Edward Goodwin