Patents by Inventor Philip C. Franklan

Philip C. Franklan 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 the repair of turbine blades
    Patent number: 5168608
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for forming a through bore or recess in a turbine blade, for a lacing wire hole for example, includes a machine capable of approaching the area to be machined in a first direction during which an initial machining operation may take place and them moving in a second direction completing the machining operation. Support means are provided to ensure the blade is held firmly. The method and apparatus permit of accurate machining of blades when they are in an array of blades still secured to the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Refurbished Turbine Components Limited
    Inventors: Michael J. Fraser, Philip C. Franklan
  • Methods for repair of turbine blades
    Patent number: 5081765
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for forming a through bore or recess in a turbine blade, for a lacing wire hole for example, includes a machine capable of approaching the area to be machined in a first direction during which an initial machining operation may take place and them moving in a second direction completing the machining operation. Support means are provided to ensure the blade is held firmly. The method and apparatus permit of accurate machining of blades when they are in an array of blades still secured to the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Refurbished Turbine Components Limited
    Inventors: Michael J. Fraser, Philip C. Franklan