Patents by Inventor Robert Scott Shalvoy

Robert Scott Shalvoy 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 and apparatus for manufacturing components
    Patent number: 7597762
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing components is provided. The method includes coupling a drive assembly to a positioning assembly, coupling a plurality of components to be manufactured to a plurality of fixtures, securing the plurality of fixtures to the drive assembly wherein each fixture is configured to receive a component to be manufactured, and repositioning the plurality of components simultaneously using the positioning assembly to facilitate manufacturing of the plurality of components, wherein the components are configured to be oscillated in a first plane of rotation via the drive assembly and rotated through a second plane of rotation via the plurality of fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph G. Albanese, Robert Scott Shalvoy, Jon E. Dickinson