Patents by Inventor Thomas James Raymond

Thomas James Raymond 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).

  • Drag finishing system, method and fixture for gas turbine engine airfoils
    Patent number: 9610671
    Abstract: A system, fixture and method for media finishing a cluster of airfoils are provided. The fixture may include a base having a first end and a second end, a receptacle disposed on the base and configured to receive the stator cluster, and at least one mock airfoil disposed at each of the first and second ends of the base in alignment with the airfoils of the cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Micah Beckman, Thomas James Raymond
  • Drag Finishing System, Method and Fixture for Gas Turbine Engine Airfoils
    Publication number: 20140273757
    Abstract: A system, fixture and method for media finishing a cluster of airfoils are provided. The fixture may include a base having a first end and a second end, a receptacle disposed on the base and configured to receive the stator cluster, and at least one mock airfoil disposed at each of the first and second ends of the base in alignment with the airfoils of the cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Micah Beckman, Thomas James Raymond