Patents by Inventor Reed Roy Oliver

Reed Roy Oliver 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).

  • Method for coating gas turbine engine components
    Patent number: 7331755
    Abstract: A method for assembling a vane sector for a gas turbine engine, the vane sector including an airfoil vane and a platform includes depositing a wear coating material onto a selected area of the platform, positioning the platform adjacent to the airfoil vane, and executing a brazing operation such that the airfoil vane is permanently coupled to the platform portion and such that the wear coating material is bonded across a predefined area of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Froats Broderick, Ronald Lance Galley, Clifford Earl Shamblen, David Edwin Budinger, Reed Roy Oliver, Roger Owen Barbe