Patents by Inventor Samuel Christy

Samuel Christy 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).

  • Patent number: 5902421
    Abstract: A braze material for repairing an article, and particularly industrial gas turbine engine nozzles formed from nickel-base superalloys. The braze material is composed of a nickel-base braze alloy that is preferably in powder form and dispersed in a suitable vehicle, such as a binder that forms a slurry with the powder. The braze alloy is formulated to be capable of withstanding the high temperature operating environment of an industrial gas turbine nozzle, and to have a melting temperature below the recrystallization temperature of the superalloy to be repaired. A desirable composition for the braze alloy, in weight percent, about 14 to 24 chromium, about 6 to 15 cobalt, about 0.7 to 2.5 boron, about 1.0 to 2.0 titanium, about 0.6 to 1.0 aluminum, about 1.0 to 1.4 tungsten, about 0.4 to 0.6 columbium, about 0.5 to 0.7 tantalum, and up to about 0.7 iron, with the balance being nickel and incidental impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventor: Samuel Christy