Patents by Inventor Russell O. Brumfield

Russell O. Brumfield 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).

  • Publication number: 20110297270
    Abstract: The manufacture of clad tubes (30) is described. Tube (10) intended to line the walls of a combustion chamber is made of a high strength material to contain the high-pressure steam created. However, these tubes (10) are typically not corrosion/erosion resistant. Manufacture of tubes (10) with both high strength and high resistance to corrosion/erosion would be prohibitively expensive. Therefore, tubes (10) are covered with a non-corrosive material to protect them. This is done by surface welding a strip (20) of high alloy material to the outer surface (12) of the tubes (10). It is preferable to use electric high frequency resistance welding to surface weld the strip (20) onto tube (10). The strips (20) are preferably attached with little melting and metal dilution allowing the strip 20 to keep its corrosion/erosion resistance properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Russell O. Brumfield, Ronald F. Konopacki, Kevin E. Taugher