Patents by Inventor Thomas Brew

Thomas Brew 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).

  • Patent number: 7465141
    Abstract: A multilevel vertical general aviation hangar, comprising a traffic inflow/outflow path and a pallet stack subsystem. There is also a pallet turntable located with the path. A pallet shuttle moves the pallet and contained vehicle from the turntable to a lift. The lift moves the pallet and vehicle to a predetermined location within a storage structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: A-V Stak Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar A. Fournier, John N. Bowman, Thomas Brew, Glenn C. Friedly, Steven Lange, Eric P. Olsen, William D. Slicker, Eric A. Whitted
  • Publication number: 20070026188
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming a circumferential skin surrounding a central cellular structure of an extruded honeycomb article. The method and apparatus may be used to produce defect-free skins and/or skins having large thickness and a high degree of particle alignment thereby preferably exhibiting CTE comparable to the extruded webs. These benefits are achieved by providing a die and method wherein a flow, Q, exiting any two active ones of a plurality of peripheral slots forming the skin is substantially equal. Also disclosed is a thick-skinned ceramic article having a thick extruded skin (ts?>5 tw?) with an I-value comparable to the webs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Dana Bookbinder, Thomas Brew, Frank Fabian, Darin Felty, Robert Lubberts, David Poff, Kenneth Sariego, Andrew Sullivan, David Treacy
  • Publication number: 20060178769
    Abstract: Variations in extrusion speed or flowfront shape across the outlet faces of honeycomb extrusion dies are predicted from variations in die geometry across multiple die extrusion zones, based on data correlating the variables to the variations in extrusion speed or flowfront shape, or on calculations of the pressure drops to be experienced by extrudable materials traversing the extrusion zones, adjusting the variations through die processing as desired to appropriately modify die geometry prior to use of the die in an extruder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Brew, Yawei Sun, David Treacy, Jennifer Walker
  • Publication number: 20060115592
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for selectively vapor-coating an extrusion die to extrude honeycombs with desired distributions of web thicknesses, wherein at least one perforated impedance or preferential coating plate with a desired pattern of holes is positioned adjacent to, but spaced apart from, a face of the extrusion die to be coated, whereby a coating gas passed through the coating plate and into the die imparts a desired coating distribution to the extrusion die slots that is effective to closely control the web thickness distribution in honeycombs extruded therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: James Avery, Thomas Brew, Samir Khanna, Mark Shalkey, Yawei Sun
  • Publication number: 20050158174
    Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide a turbine blade with increased creep capability for both uncooled and cooled turbine blades while generally maintaining operating stress levels at an interface region between the turbine blade and a turbine disk. A turbine blade is disclosed having an attachment, a neck, a platform, and an airfoil. Extending radially outward from the attachment, through the neck, and terminating radially inward of the platform is a plurality of first cavities. The turbine blade in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention is cast from a high density nickel base alloy with high temperature capability and improved creep capability. A plurality of first cavities are placed in the attachment and neck region to reduce excess weight of the turbine blade due to the higher density, greater creep capable alloy. Reducing the weight of the blade in this region provides increased creep capability in the turbine blade airfoil while maintaining operating stress levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Tom Brooks, Richard Seleski, Thomas Churbuck, Thomas Brew