Patents by Inventor RICHARD JEFFREY SCHMIDT

RICHARD JEFFREY SCHMIDT 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).

  • System, method and apparatus for welding tubes
    Patent number: 11554437
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing boiler tubes includes a first spindle for receiving a first tube having a first weld preparation, a second spindle for receiving a second tube having a second weld preparation, the first spindle and the second spindle being rotatable synchronously, and a welding device having a first weld head. The welding device is configured to automatically weld the first tube to the second tube according to a control routine stored in memory to produce a boiler tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Jeffrey Schmidt, Junior Grant Parrish, Ronald Francis Konopacki, Russell O'Daniel Brumfield
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELDING TUBES
    Publication number: 20200290144
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing boiler tubes includes a first spindle for receiving a first tube having a first weld preparation, a second spindle for receiving a second tube having a second weld preparation, the first spindle and the second spindle being rotatable synchronously, and a welding device having a first weld head. The welding device is configured to automatically weld the first tube to the second tube according to a control routine stored in memory to produce a boiler tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: RICHARD JEFFREY SCHMIDT, JUNIOR GRANT PARRISH, RONALD FRANCIS KONOPACKI, RUSSELL O'DANIEL BRUMFIELD
  • System, method and apparatus for welding tubes
    Patent number: 10702941
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing boiler tubes includes a first spindle for receiving a first tube having a first weld preparation, a second spindle for receiving a second tube having a second weld preparation, the first spindle and the second spindle being rotatable synchronously, and a welding device having a first weld head. The welding device is configured to automatically weld the first tube to the second tube according to a control routine stored in memory to produce a boiler tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Jeffrey Schmidt, Junior Grant Parrish, Ronald Francis Konopacki, Russell O'Daniel Brumfield
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELDING TUBES
    Publication number: 20180243850
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing boiler tubes includes a first spindle for receiving a first tube having a first weld preparation, a second spindle for receiving a second tube having a second weld preparation, the first spindle and the second spindle being rotatable synchronously, and a welding device having a first weld head. The welding device is configured to automatically weld the first tube to the second tube according to a control routine stored in memory to produce a boiler tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: RICHARD JEFFREY SCHMIDT, JUNIOR GRANT PARRISH, RONALD FRANCIS KONOPACKI, RUSSELL O'DANIEL BRUMFIELD