Patents by Inventor Richard Kenneth Whitacre

Richard Kenneth Whitacre 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).

  • METHODS FOR PROCESSING TITANIUM ALUMINIDE INTERMETALLIC COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20130248061
    Abstract: Methods of processing compositions containing titanium and aluminum, especially titanium aluminide intermetallic compositions (TiAl intermetallics) based on the TiAl (gamma) intermetallic compound. The methods entail processing steps that include a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) cycle and a heat treatment cycle that can be performed in a single vessel. TiAl intermetallic compositions processed in this manner preferably exhibit a duplex microstructure containing equiaxed and lamellar morphologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Kelly, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Michael James Weimer, Richard Kenneth Whitacre