Patents by Inventor Stephen Tefft

Stephen Tefft 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).

  • Method and apparatus for fabricating turbine engine components
    Publication number: 20070141261
    Abstract: An assembly includes a mask including a body and an opening within the body. The assembly also includes a component including a rotor and an extension extending radially outward from the rotor. The mask body is positioned with respect to the component such that at least a portion of the extension is received within the opening during rotation of the component relative to the mask. The mask body is positioned with respect to the component such that the body is configured to facilitate reducing deposition of a coating to a portion of the component adjacent the extension during application of the coating to at least a portion of the extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Stephen Tefft