Patents by Inventor Richard B. Plunkett

Richard B. Plunkett 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).

  • CERAMIC COMPOSITE MATRIX MATERIAL BONDED ASSEMBLY AND PROCESSES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140193270
    Abstract: A method of making multipart assemblies by producing single parts from ceramic composite materials that are machined and bonded together to form the multipart assembly. The method is used to make turbine engine vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Richard B. Plunkett, Kourtney R. Buckley, Andrew Szweda
  • Acoustic liner and method of making an acoustic liner
    Patent number: 6206136
    Abstract: The need for a woven screen or mesh is eliminated in composite acoustic liners by providing an absorptive acoustic liner in which the perforated facesheet has a coating of an erosion-resistant material applied thereto. The coating can be applied using a simple spraying process. The acoustic liner can be easily tuned by regulating the thickness of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carl E. Swindlehurst, Richard B. Plunkett, John F. Lennon