Patents by Inventor Robert Grossman
Robert Grossman 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).
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Publication number: 20230028215Abstract: A system for coating ceramic fibers for use in manufacturing a ceramic matric composite (CMC) article includes a frame having a plurality of frame members arranged so as to create a void therebetween. At least one of frame members includes a hollow body and at least one perforated hole defined in the hollow body. Thus, the ceramic fibers are securable at respective ends of the frame and extend across the void. The frame also includes an inlet in fluid communication with the perforated hole(s) so as to allow a coating material to flow into and through the hollow body and out of the perforated hole(s) at a location of at least a portion of one of the ceramic fibers. As such, the coating material is configured to cause the portion of one of the ceramic fibers to separate from the frame such that the portion is uniformly coated with the coating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: John Tam Nguyen, Clifford Takashi Tanaka, Theodore Robert Grossman, Reza T. Tavana
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Publication number: 20220176658Abstract: A method for repairing composite components includes positioning one or more repair fiber plies relative to a repair interface of a composite component such that a butt joint is formed at the repair interface between the one or more repair fiber plies and the composite component. Furthermore, the method includes forming a cavity within the composite component such that the cavity extends through the repair interface. Additionally, the method includes installing a support member within the cavity. In this respect, the support member extends across the butt joint such that a first portion of the support member is positioned within the composite component and a second portion of the support member is positioned within the one or more repair fiber plies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Herbert Chidsey Roberts, Theodore Robert Grossman
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Publication number: 20220098117Abstract: Systems and methods for thermally processing composite components are provided. In one exemplary aspect, a system includes a thermal system, a mover device, and a control system. The system also includes a plurality of vessels in which one or more components may be placed. The vessels are similarly shaped and configured. A vessel containing the one or more components therein may be mounted into a chamber defined by the thermal system during thermal processing. The thermal system and vessels include features that allow components to be thermally processed, e.g., compacted, burnt-out, and densified via a melt-infiltration process, a polymer impregnation and pyrolyzing process, or a chemical vapor infiltration process. utilizing the same thermal system and common vessel design. The control system may control the thermal system and mover device to automate thermal processing of the composite components.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Aaron Todd Sellinger, Theodore Robert Grossman, Timothy P. Coons, Ryan Marcus Young, Nicholas Frederick Wendeln
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Patent number: 11286208Abstract: Systems and methods for thermally processing composite components are provided. In one exemplary aspect, a system includes a thermal system, a mover device, and a control system. The system also includes a plurality of vessels in which one or more components may be placed. The vessels are similarly shaped and configured. A vessel containing the one or more components therein may be mounted into a chamber defined by the thermal system during thermal processing. The thermal system and vessels include features that allow components to be thermally processed, e.g., compacted, burnt-out, and densified via a melt-infiltration process, a polymer impregnation and pyrolyzing process, or a chemical vapor infiltration process. utilizing the same thermal system and common vessel design. The control system may control the thermal system and mover device to automate thermal processing of the composite components.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Aaron Todd Sellinger, Theodore Robert Grossman, Timothy P. Coons, Ryan Marcus Young, Nicholas Frederick Wendeln
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Patent number: 10629070Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to prediction of traffic dynamics. A descriptive model is provided that uses historical probe data to create “tidal-like” patterns for the usual dynamics on the road network and creates a framework for taking a future time, e.g. in terms of month, day, time, and suggesting a typical speed for the specified road network link at that specific time. With this model, better predictions for estimated time of arrival will be derived. As opposed to blindly extrapolating from a static model, the disclosed embodiments dynamically adapt to current conditions using real time data to adapt, based on current conditions, the model from which a predicted speed may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Jane Macfarlane, Robert Grossman, Collin Bennett, James Pivarski
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Publication number: 20200062658Abstract: Systems and methods for thermally processing composite components are provided. In one exemplary aspect, a system includes a thermal system, a mover device, and a control system. The system also includes a plurality of vessels in which one or more components may be placed. The vessels are similarly shaped and configured. A vessel containing the one or more components therein may be mounted into a chamber defined by the thermal system during thermal processing. The thermal system and vessels include features that allow components to be thermally processed, e.g., compacted, burnt-out, and densified via a melt-infiltration process, a polymer impregnation and pyrolyzing process, or a chemical vapor infiltration process. utilizing the same thermal system and common vessel design. The control system may control the thermal system and mover device to automate thermal processing of the composite components.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Aaron Todd Sellinger, Theodore Robert Grossman, Timothy P. Coons, Ryan Marcus Young, Nicholas Frederick Wendeln
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Publication number: 20190169730Abstract: A method for controlling the porosity parameter of porous thermal barrier coatings is presented. The method includes disposing a feedstock material on a substrate to form a porous thermal barrier coating. The feedstock material includes a gas-forming additive and a thermal barrier coating material. The disposing step further includes controlling the porosity parameter of the porous thermal barrier coating by controlling a feedstock material feed rate, an amount of the gas-forming additive in the feedstock material, a temperature of the disposed feedstock material on the substrate, or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Theodore Robert Grossman, Joshua Lee Margolies
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Publication number: 20190051154Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to prediction of traffic dynamics. A descriptive model is provided that uses historical probe data to create “tidal-like” patterns for the usual dynamics on the road network and creates a framework for taking a future time, e.g. in terms of month, day, time, and suggesting a typical speed for the specified road network link at that specific time. With this model, better predictions for estimated time of arrival will be derived. As opposed to blindly extrapolating from a static model, the disclosed embodiments dynamically adapt to current conditions using real time data to adapt, based on current conditions, the model from which a predicted speed may be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Jane Macfarlane, Robert Grossman, Collin Bennett, James Pivarski
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Patent number: 10127809Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to prediction of traffic dynamics. A descriptive model is provided that uses historical probe data to create “tidal-like” patterns for the usual dynamics on the road network and creates a framework for taking a future time, e.g. in terms of month, day, time, and suggesting a typical speed for the specified road network link at that specific time. With this model, better predictions for estimated time of arrival will be derived. As opposed to blindly extrapolating from a static model, the disclosed embodiments dynamically adapt to current conditions using real time data to adapt, based on current conditions, the model from which a predicted speed may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Jane Macfarlane, Robert Grossman, Collin Bennett, James Pivarski
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Patent number: 10118792Abstract: Unwinding systems and methods are provided for unwinding a fiber from a bobbin. The unwinding system can include an axle defining a first axis extending an axial direction, a bobbin rotatably mounted around the axle, a pulley positioned to receive the fiber from the bobbin, wherein the pulley is rotatable around a second axis, and a sensor positioned between the bobbin and the pulley. The bobbin is moveable along the axial direction, and wherein the fiber extends tangentially from a surface of the bobbin.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Theodore Robert Grossman, Roger Antonio Aparicio, Martin Peter Gill, Steven Robert Hayashi, Andrew William Miller
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Publication number: 20180230062Abstract: Systems and methods for forming ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components are provided. The CMC component includes a reinforcement material having a plurality of filaments that are at least partially electrically conductive. The plurality of filaments are charged by a charging element with an electric charge of the same sign such that adjacent filaments are in an expanded spatial relationship relative to one another while being coated. While in the expanded spatial relationship, the filaments can also be pulled through a matrix slurry.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Theodore Robert Grossman, James Scott Vartuli, Steven Robert Hayashi
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Publication number: 20180108251Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to prediction of traffic dynamics. A descriptive model is provided that uses historical probe data to create “tidal-like” patterns for the usual dynamics on the road network and creates a framework for taking a future time, e.g. in terms of month, day, time, and suggesting a typical speed for the specified road network link at that specific time. With this model, better predictions for estimated time of arrival will be derived. As opposed to blindly extrapolating from a static model, the disclosed embodiments dynamically adapt to current conditions using real time data to adapt, based on current conditions, the model from which a predicted speed may be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Jane Macfarlane, Robert Grossman, Collin Bennett, James Pivarski
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Publication number: 20180037433Abstract: Unwinding systems and methods are provided for unwinding a fiber from a bobbin. The unwinding system can include an axle defining a first axis extending an axial direction, a bobbin rotatably mounted around the axle, a pulley positioned to receive the fiber from the bobbin, wherein the pulley is rotatable around a second axis, and a sensor positioned between the bobbin and the pulley. The bobbin is moveable along the axial direction, and wherein the fiber extends tangentially from a surface of the bobbin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Theodore Robert Grossman, Roger Antonio Aparicio, Martin Peter Gill, Steven Robert Hayashi, Andrew William Miller
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Publication number: 20180037512Abstract: Methods for coating a fiber are provided. The method can include unwinding a silicon carbide-containing fibrous material from a bobbin rotatably mounted around an axle and forming a boron nitride coating onto the silicon carbide-containing fibrous material. The bobbin is moved along the axial direction such that the silicon carbide-containing fibrous material defines an unwind angle with the axial direction, with the unwind angle being maintained between about 80° to about 100°.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Theodore Robert Grossman, Roger Antonio Aparicio, Martin Peter Gill, Steven Robert Hayashi, Andrew William Miller
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Patent number: 9875652Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to prediction of traffic dynamics. A descriptive model is provided that uses historical probe data to create “tidal-like” patterns for the usual dynamics on the road network and creates a framework for taking a future time, e.g. in terms of month, day, time, and suggesting a typical speed for the specified road network link at that specific time. With this model, better predictions for estimated time of arrival will be derived. As opposed to blindly extrapolating from a static model, the disclosed embodiments dynamically adapt to current conditions using real time data to adapt, based on current conditions, the model from which a predicted speed may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Jane Macfarlane, Robert Grossman, Collin Bennett, James Pivarski
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Publication number: 20170191152Abstract: Methods of making an environmental barrier coating (EBC) for a substrate are provided that include providing an EBC feedstock comprising a rare earth element composition, in which a portion of the composition produces a volatile species during an air plasma spray coating process, providing a first additive that comprises or produces the volatile species during the air plasma spray coating process, injecting the EBC feedstock into a plasma spray plume during the air plasma spray coating process; and injecting the first additive into at least one of the plasma spray plume and a plasma torch nozzle during the air plasma spray coating process, in which the EBC has a composition that is substantially similar to the composition of the EBC feedstock. Also provided are processes for air plasma spray coating an EBC onto a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Theodore Robert Grossman, Joshua Lee Margolies
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Patent number: 9623413Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for conducting a reaction at a selected temperature or range of temperatures over time. An array device is provided. The array device contains separate reaction chambers and is formed as an elastomeric block from multiple layers. At least one layer has at least one recess that recess has at least one deflectable membrane integral to the layer with the recess. The array device has a thermal transfer device proximal to at least one of the reaction chambers. The thermal transfer device is formed to contact a thermal control source. Reagents for carrying out a desired reaction are introduced into the array device. The array device is contacted with a thermal control device such that the thermal control device is in thermal communication with the thermal control source so that a temperature of the reaction in at least one of the reaction chamber is changed as a result of a change in temperature of the thermal control source.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Fluidigm CorporationInventors: Geoffrey Facer, Robert Grossman, Marc Unger, Phillip Lam, Hou-Pu Chou, Jake Kimball, Martin Pieprzyk, Antoine Daridon
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Publication number: 20170076595Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to prediction of traffic dynamics. A descriptive model is provided that uses historical probe data to create “tidal-like” patterns for the usual dynamics on the road network and creates a framework for taking a future time, e.g. in terms of month, day, time, and suggesting a typical speed for the specified road network link at that specific time. With this model, better predictions for estimated time of arrival will be derived. As opposed to blindly extrapolating from a static model, the disclosed embodiments dynamically adapt to current conditions using real time data to adapt, based on current conditions, the model from which a predicted speed may be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Jane Macfarlane, Robert Grossman, Collin Bennett, James Pivarski
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Patent number: 9536424Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to prediction of traffic dynamics. A descriptive model is provided that uses historical probe data to create “tidal-like” patterns for the usual dynamics on the road network and creates a framework for taking a future time, e.g. in terms of month, day, time, and suggesting a typical speed for the specified road network link at that specific time. With this model, better predictions for estimated time of arrival will be derived. As opposed to blindly extrapolating from a static model, the disclosed embodiments dynamically adapt to current conditions using real time data to adapt, based on current conditions, the model from which a predicted speed may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Jane Macfarlane, Robert Grossman, Collin Bennett, James Pivarski
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Patent number: 9527109Abstract: A coating process and coated article are disclosed. The coating process includes positioning an article relative to an inductor, heating the article with the inductor, then applying a coating material over the article to form a crystalline coating. The heating of the article increases a first temperature of a surface of the article to a second temperature favoring crystal formation. Another coating process includes positioning an article, uniformly heating a surface of the article to a second temperature favoring crystal formation, then applying an environmental barrier coating material over the surface of the article to form a crystalline environmental barrier coating. The application of the environmental barrier coating is performed through air plasma spray deposition. The coated article includes an article having a complex geometry, and a crystalline coating applied on a surface of the article. The crystalline coating includes increased resistant to delamination.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Joshua Lee Margolies, Theodore Robert Grossman