Patents by Inventor Philip G. Seeley

Philip G. Seeley 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 vane extraction
    Patent number: 5560841
    Abstract: A method in which the interface at which two components are bonded together, by a bonding material that has a lower melting temperature than the material from which the components are made, is heated to the melting temperature of the bonding material, allowing the components to be separated without cutting any of the interface material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas DeMichael, David N. Cunningham, Philip G. Seeley
  • Integrally bladed rotor fabrication or repair
    Patent number: 5109606
    Abstract: A blade holder for holding blades on an integrally bladed rotor has two legs located outboard of the blade in its installed position. A collar on each blade has holes for bolting the collar to the holder. Visual alignment is possible and access to the blade for optical temperature scanning is provided. After bonding a blade to the rotor, rotation of the rotor to the next bonding position is possible without removal of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas DeMichael, Philip G. Seeley