Patents by Inventor Steven R. Bissell

Steven R. Bissell 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).

  • Heat treating apparatus and method of using same
    Patent number: 8141249
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for heat treating the welded area of a repaired gas turbine engine component uses first and second heating elements. The heating elements each include an insulating tube supported by a support rod and wrapped with a conducing wire. One of the heating elements is sized to fit inside a recess in the gas turbine engine component, adjacent to the welded area, while the second heating element is placed outside the recess, but also adjacent to the welded area, thereby heating the welded area from two sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas DeMichael, Michael J. Labbe, Steven R. Bissell
  • Heat treating apparatus and method of using same
    Publication number: 20090094832
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for heat treating the welded area of a repaired gas turbine engine component uses first and second heating elements. The heating elements each include an insulating tube supported by a support rod and wrapped with a conducing wire. One of the heating elements is sized to fit inside a recess in the gas turbine engine component, adjacent to the welded area, while the second heating element is placed outside the recess, but also adjacent to the welded area, thereby heating the welded area from two sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas DeMichael, Michael J. Labbe, Steven R. Bissell