Patents by Inventor Stanley J. Funk

Stanley J. Funk 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).

  • Fixture for disposing a laser blocking material in an airfoil
    Patent number: 6139303
    Abstract: A fixture 56 for disposing laser blocking material 52 on the interior of an airfoil 10 is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which allow for the repetitive disposition of the laser blocking material in one airfoil after another. In one embodiment, the fixture includes a sprue plate 62 and locating block 126 which are spanwisely spaced and engage the ends 14, 18 of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon M. Reed, Kenneth M. Boucher, Stanley J. Funk, James F. Dolan, William A. Nehez, Sr., Christopher P. Jordan, Foster P. Lamm, John H. Vontell, Joseph Bak, James Whitton