Patents by Inventor Michael Reiff

Michael Reiff 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).

  • Stator blades in turbine engines and methods related thereto
    Patent number: 10907506
    Abstract: A method of modifying a casing of a turbine engine for attaching stator blades within a row of stator blades to the casing, the method including the steps of: forming a circumferentially extending groove in an inboard face of the casing; providing a segmented ring insert that includes bore holes spaced in accordance with a bore hole pattern that corresponds to the row of stator blades; inserting the segmented ring insert into the groove; and securing the segmented ring insert to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Reiff, Dorian Goericke
  • STATOR BLADES IN TURBINE ENGINES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO
    Publication number: 20200072083
    Abstract: A method of modifying a casing of a turbine engine for attaching stator blades within a row of stator blades to the casing, the method including the steps of: forming a circumferentially extending groove in an inboard face of the casing; providing a segmented ring insert that includes bore holes spaced in accordance with a bore hole pattern that corresponds to the row of stator blades; inserting the segmented ring insert into the groove; and securing the segmented ring insert to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Reiff, Dorian Goericke
  • BRIDGING SUSPENSION OF ACCOUNTS
    Publication number: 20140279438
    Abstract: A method for servicing accounts includes receiving a determination from a service provider system indicating cancellation of a service account from the service provider system, deducting a balance from a prepaid card account as a result of the determination indicating cancellation of the service account, and sending the balance to the service provider system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Reiff, Anh Vazquez, Wade Weisser