Patents by Inventor Michael A. Joy

Michael A. Joy 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).

  • Repair article of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 9885240
    Abstract: A repaired article includes a body extending between a first side and a second side. The body has a repair section with an associated thickness between the first side and the second side. The repair section includes regions of plastic deformation distributed through the thickness. A gas turbine engine including the body is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward R. Szela, Michael A. Joy, Daniel A. Bales, Bradford A. Cowles, David A. Rutz
  • REPAIR METHOD AND REPAIRED ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20130343901
    Abstract: A repaired article includes a body extending between a first side and a second side. The body has a repair section with an associated thickness between the first side and the second side. The repair section includes regions of plastic deformation distributed through the thickness. A gas turbine engine including the body is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Edward R. Szela, Michael A. Joy, Daniel A. Bales, Bradford A. Cowles, David A. Rutz
  • Method of repairing an article
    Patent number: 8539659
    Abstract: A method of repairing an article includes removing an undesirable section of the article, attaching a repair section to the article at a location from which the undesirable section has been removed, and mechanically working the repair section to achieve a reduction in a cross-sectional area of the repair section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Edward R. Szela, Michael A. Joy, Daniel A. Bales, Bradford A. Cowles, David A. Rutz
  • REPAIR METHOD AND REPAIRED ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20090269208
    Abstract: A method of repairing an article includes removing an undesirable section of the article, attaching a repair section to the article at a location from which the undesirable section has been removed, and mechanically working the repair section to achieve a reduction in a cross-sectional area of the repair section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Edward R. Szela, Michael A. Joy, Daniel A. Bales, Bradford A. Cowles, David A. Rutz