Patents by Inventor Peter Makarenko

Peter Makarenko 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).

  • Apparatus for making a bonded laminated article bend portion
    Patent number: 5468331
    Abstract: A bend portion of a bonded, laminated article is made substantially free of wrinkling, which results in interlaminar voids and discontinuities, by applying tension to at least one layer of a radially outer portion of a preform of the article during bonding, the tension being applied in a direction away from the bend, typically generally tangentially in respect to an inner portion. The apparatus includes a rigid support to carry the preform bend portion, held to the support to enable application of force or pressure to the outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter Makarenko, Stacy E. Harris, Robert R. Martin
  • Method for making a bonded laminated article bend portion
    Patent number: 5348602
    Abstract: A bend portion of a bonded, laminated article is made substantially free of wrinkling, which results in interlaminar voids and discontinuities, by applying tension to at least one layer of a radially outer portion of a preform of the article during bonding, the tension being applied in a direction away from the bend, typically generally tangentially in respect to an inner portion. The apparatus includes a rigid support to carry the preform bend portion, held to the support to enable application of force or pressure to the outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter Makarenko, Stacy E. Harris, Robert R. Martin