Patents by Inventor Steven J. Barnell

Steven J. Barnell 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 for the hybrid construction of multi-piece parts
    Patent number: 11766722
    Abstract: A multi-piece part includes multiple pieces fabricated via different types of fabrication processes, wherein the multiple parts are configured to be coupled to one another to form the assembly. At least one of the multiple parts is fabricated via an additive manufacturing method. The multi-piece part also includes a holder assembly that couples and holds together the multiple pieces of the multi-piece part, wherein the holder assembly comprises a reversible, mechanical-type coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, David Edward Schick, Jon Conrad Schaeffer, Steven J. Barnell, Brian Lee Tollison, Yan Cui
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE HYBRID CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-PIECE PARTS
    Publication number: 20210017868
    Abstract: A multi-piece part includes multiple pieces fabricated via different types of fabrication processes, wherein the multiple parts are configured to be coupled to one another to form the assembly. At least one of the multiple parts is fabricated via an additive manufacturing method. The multi-piece part also includes a holder assembly that couples and holds together the multiple pieces of the multi-piece part, wherein the holder assembly comprises a reversible, mechanical-type coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, David Edward Schick, Jon Conrad Schaeffer, Steven J. Barnell, Brian Lee Tollison, Yan Cui
  • System and method for the hybrid construction of multi-piece parts
    Patent number: 10830071
    Abstract: A multi-piece part includes multiple pieces fabricated via different types of fabrication processes, wherein the multiple parts are configured to be coupled to one another to form the assembly. At least one of the multiple parts is fabricated via an additive manufacturing method. The multi-piece part also includes a holder assembly that couples and holds together the multiple pieces of the multi-piece part, wherein the holder assembly comprises a reversible, mechanical-type coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, David Edward Schick, Jon Conrad Schaeffer, Steven J. Barnell, Brian Lee Tollison, Yan Cui
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE HYBRID CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-PIECE PARTS
    Publication number: 20180209283
    Abstract: A multi-piece part includes multiple pieces fabricated via different types of fabrication processes, wherein the multiple parts are configured to be coupled to one another to form the assembly. At least one of the multiple parts is fabricated via an additive manufacturing method. The multi-piece part also includes a holder assembly that couples and holds together the multiple pieces of the multi-piece part, wherein the holder assembly comprises a reversible, mechanical-type coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, David Edward Schick, Jon Conrad Schaeffer, Steven J. Barnell, Brian Lee Tollison, Yan Cui