Patents by Inventor Paul Michael Scorza, JR.

Paul Michael Scorza, JR. 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).

  • Selective thermal coating of cooling holes with air flow
    Patent number: 10829845
    Abstract: A system according to various embodiments can include: a coating system configured to apply a thermal coating material to a component, the component having a plurality of cooling holes; an airflow system coupled with the coating system, the airflow system configured to force air through the component; and a control system coupled with the airflow system and the coating system, the control system configured to: detect coating instructions for the coating system, the coating instructions instructing the coating system to apply the thermal coating material to a subset of the plurality of cooling holes; and instruct the airflow system to force air through the subset of the plurality of cooling holes during application of the thermal coating material to the component in response to detecting the coating instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gerhart LaMoyne Hanson, Eugene Vincent Lajeunesse, Michael Bryan Pezant, Paul Michael Scorza, Jr., Martin Lewis Smith, Gary Edward Wiesner
  • SELECTIVE THERMAL COATING OF COOLING HOLES WITH AIR FLOW
    Publication number: 20180195160
    Abstract: A system according to various embodiments can include: a coating system configured to apply a thermal coating material to a component, the component having a plurality of cooling holes; an airflow system coupled with the coating system, the airflow system configured to force air through the component; and a control system coupled with the airflow system and the coating system, the control system configured to: detect coating instructions for the coating system, the coating instructions instructing the coating system to apply the thermal coating material to a subset of the plurality of cooling holes; and instruct the airflow system to force air through the subset of the plurality of cooling holes during application of the thermal coating material to the component in response to detecting the coating instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Gerhart LaMoyne Hanson, Eugene Vincent Lajeunesse, Michael Bryan Pezant, Paul Michael Scorza, JR., Martin Lewis Smith, Gary Edward Wiesner