Patents by Inventor Tag Allen Koenig

Tag Allen Koenig 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).

  • High-temperature powder deposition method utilizing feedback control
    Publication number: 20040149222
    Abstract: A deposit is formed on a deposition substrate using a deposition gun that burns a mixture of a fuel and an oxidizer to form a deposition gas flow, mixes a powder into the deposition gas flow to form a deposition mixture flow, and projects the deposition mixture flow therefrom. The deposition gun is provided with a flowing coolant. A flow rate of the fuel to the deposition gun, a flow rate of the oxidizer to the deposition gun, a flow rate of the powder to the deposition gun, and a cooling capacity of the coolant flow are all measured. The flow rate of the fuel, the flow rate of the oxidizer, the flow rate of the powder, and the cooling capacity of the coolant flow are all controlled responsive to the step of measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen Wayne Tefft, Paul Charles Madix, James Robert Reinhardt, Tag Allen Koenig
  • High-temperature powder deposition apparatus and method utilizing feedback control
    Patent number: 6736902
    Abstract: A deposit is formed on a deposition substrate using a deposition gun that bums a mixture of a fuel and an oxidizer to form a deposition gas flow, mixes a powder into the deposition gas flow to form a deposition mixture flow, and projects the deposition mixture flow therefrom. The deposition gun is provided with a flowing coolant. A flow rate of the fuel to the deposition gun, a flow rate of the oxidizer to the deposition gun, a flow rate of the powder to the deposition gun, and a cooling capacity of the coolant flow are all measured. The flow rate of the fuel, the flow rate of the oxidizer, the flow rate of the powder, and the cooling capacity of the coolant flow are all controlled responsive to the step of measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stephen Wayne Tefft, Paul Charles Madix, James Robert Reinhardt, Tag Allen Koenig