Patents by Inventor Robert G. Weber

Robert G. Weber 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).

  • Composition and method for use with ceramic matrix composite T-sections
    Patent number: 7972430
    Abstract: A composition is for use with fabricating a ceramic composite stiffening member that defines a T-section. The stiffening member includes a web portion, at least one flange portion, a radius region disposed between the web portion and the at least one flange portion, and a skin member that is secured to the at least one flange portion and the radius region. The composition is a pliable mixture of refractory particles, plasticizers, silica-yielding polymers, and solvents that is applied along the radius region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Lee Millard, Robert G. Weber
  • Composition and method for use with ceramic matrix composite T-sections
    Patent number: 7312274
    Abstract: A composition is for use with fabricating a ceramic composite stiffening member that defines a T-section. The stiffening member includes a web portion, at least one flange portion, a radius region disposed between the web portion and the at least one flange portion, and a skin member that is secured to the at least one flange portion and the radius region. The composition is a pliable mixture of refractory particles, plasticizers, silica-yielding polymers, and solvents that is applied along the radius region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Lee Millard, Robert G. Weber