Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Morin

Thomas M. Morin 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: 10458035
    Abstract: A method for anodizing a bonded assembly may include attaching a first electrode to a first component of the bonded assembly, and forming a first oxide layer on the first component. The bonded assembly may comprise the first component and a second component bonded to the first component. The second component may be electrically isolated from the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Harner, John D. Riehl, William Bogue, Gary A. Wigell, Brandon A. Gates, Michael A. Morden, Thomas M. Morin
  • Publication number: 20190024255
    Abstract: A method for anodizing a bonded assembly may include attaching a first electrode to a first component of the bonded assembly, and forming a first oxide layer on the first component. The bonded assembly may comprise the first component and a second component bonded to the first component. The second component may be electrically isolated from the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Harner, John D. Riehl, William Bogue, Gary A. Wigell, Brandon A. Gates, Michael A. Morden, Thomas M. Morin
  • Patent number: 9103037
    Abstract: A method of stripping gamma/gamma prime polycrystalline alloy bond coats from single crystal gamma/gamma prime nickel based superalloys, including the steps of grit blasting followed by the use of hydrochloric acid solutions, followed by rinsing. The cycle may be repeated several times, with visual inspection between cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Parkos, Jr., Curtis H. Riewe, Thomas M. Morin, Brian S. Tryon
  • Patent number: 8672634
    Abstract: A disk made of a first material has a groove in which a blade made of a second material is retained. A strip is placed between the blade and the disk to minimize rubbing damage to the blade and the disk and an insulating material is place between the rub strip and the blade for minimizing damaging responses of the blade to galvanic forces created by rubbing of the first material and the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Parkos, James O. Hansen, Gary M. Lomasney, Thomas M. Morin
  • Publication number: 20130318771
    Abstract: Removing of a casting core from a metal casting leaves at least one opening in a surface of the metal. The opening is filled with a sacrificial material. The metal and sacrificial material are machined at the opening. After the machining, a remainder of the sacrificial material is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Blake J. Luczak, Glenn A. Cotnoir, James T. Beals, Thomas M. Morin, Joseph J. Parkos, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130059501
    Abstract: A method of stripping gamma/gamma prime polycrystalline alloy bond coats from single crystal gamma/gamma prime nickel based superalloys, including the steps of grit blasting followed by the use of hydrochloric acid solutions, followed by rinsing. The cycle may be repeated several times, with visual inspection between cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Parkos, JR., Curtis H. Riewe, Thomas M. Morin, Brian S. Tryon
  • Publication number: 20120051922
    Abstract: A disk made of a first material has a groove in which a blade made of a second material is retained. A strip is placed between the blade and the disk to minimize rubbing damage to the blade and the disk and an insulating material is place between the rub strip and the blade for minimizing damaging responses of the blade to galvanic forces created by rubbing of the first material and the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Parkos, James O. Hansen, Gary M. Lomasney, Thomas M. Morin
  • Patent number: 8122583
    Abstract: Removing of a casting core from a metal casting leaves at least one opening in a surface of the metal. The opening is filled with a sacrificial material. The metal and sacrificial material are machined at the opening. After the machining, a remainder of the sacrificial material is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Blake J. Luczak, Glenn A. Cotnoir, James T. Beals, Thomas M. Morin, Joseph J. Parkos, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7950554
    Abstract: A harness 10 for supporting at least two firearm accessories from a wearer's belt includes a primary support 20, a belt latch 22 for removably connecting the primary support to the belt, and a curvilinear rail 16 secured to the primary support opposite the belt latch for positioning about the thigh of the user. The rail 16 may support a handgun holster 12 and one or more other firearm accessories 14 each spaced along the rail. A strap 30 is provided for removably connecting the rail to the thigh of the wearer. A harness may also support a rail directly from the wearer's belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventors: Brian Hoffner, Thomas M. Morin, Cecil Going
  • Publication number: 20090095435
    Abstract: Removing of a casting core from a metal casting leaves at least one opening in a surface of the metal. The opening is filled with a sacrificial material. The metal and sacrificial material are machined at the opening. After the machining, a remainder of the sacrificial material is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Blake J. Luczak, Glenn A. Cotnoir, James T. Beals, Thomas M. Morin, Joseph J. Parkos, JR.
  • Patent number: 6761807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded tooling fixture for supporting an airfoil during an electrochemical stripping process. The tooling fixture comprises a holder for receiving the airfoil, which holder has a slot in which a serrated portion of the airfoil is positioned. The holder is formed from an electrically non-conductive material such as molded plastic. The first slot has at least one serrated surface which mates with at least one serration on the airfoil. The fixture further includes a support arm on which the holder is supported. The support arm is also formed from an electrically non-conductive material such as molded plastic. Still further, the fixture includes a rod formed from an electrically conductive material which sits in a groove in the support arm and which contacts a lower surface of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ramon M. Velez, Jr., Thomas M. Morin, John S. Planeta, Ronald R. Soucy
  • Publication number: 20030168350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded tooling fixture for supporting an airfoil during an electrochemical stripping process. The tooling fixture comprises a holder for receiving the airfoil, which holder has a slot in which a serrated portion of the airfoil is positioned. The holder is formed from an electrically non-conductive material such as molded plastic. The first slot has at least one serrated surface which mates with at least one serration on the airfoil. The fixture further includes a support arm on which the holder is supported. The support arm is also formed from an electrically non-conductive material such as molded plastic. Still further, the fixture includes a rod formed from an electrically conductive material which sits in a groove in the support arm and which contacts a lower surface of the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Ramon M. Velez, Thomas M. Morin, John S. Planeta
  • Patent number: 6003741
    Abstract: A pipe shaped wand connected to a vacuum pump has at least one port, each port being covered by an air filter and having one end of a quantizing tube attached thereto. When the distal end of the quantizing tube end is held in a bed of fertilizer, insecticide or seed particles, and a vacuum is created, and air is withdrawn from the bed of fertilizer through the quantizing tube to fill the quantizing tube with and to hold the particles until the quantizer-dispenser is moved over a plug tray and the vacuum released to dispense the held quantity of particles into the tray. For automatic operation, a reservoir of particles is connected via a hose to the interior of the quantizing tube and a conventional check valve is connected to the distal end of the quantizing tube so that without moving the quantizer-dispenser each of a series of plug trays may be sequentially moved under the check valve, at which time a vacuum is created to close the check valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Inventors: Thomas M. Morin, David P. Morin
  • Patent number: 5870961
    Abstract: A particle/seed dispenser is composed of a motor-spatula assembly and a base housing, or handle. The motor-spatula assembly includes two or more V-shaped spatulas and an electrical motor physically connected to a proximal end of each V-shaped spatula, or separate motors are connected to the respective spatulas. The motor rotor(s) is(are) eccentric, namely the rotational center of gravity of the rotor is not exactly co-axial with the axis of the rotor drive shaft so that when running the motor and the motor-spatula assembly vibrate. Successive first, second etc. spatulas extend from the base-housing, each under the previous, the successive spatulas being of increasing length so that particles poured into the first cascade out to the second, and in some cases from there to the third etc. For more effective singulation a series of dremples or rills are formed in the trough of each spatula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Inventor: Thomas M. Morin
  • Patent number: 5664506
    Abstract: A seed dispenser is composed of a motor-spatula assembly and a handle. A switch, an adjustable resistor and a battery are enclosed in a hollow of the handle. The motor-spatula assembly includes a V-shaped spatula and an electrical motor elastically mounted to a proximal end of the V-shaped spatula, and the motor is connected via the switch and resistor to the battery. The motor rotor is eccentric so that the rotational center of gravity of the rotor is not exactly co-axial with the axis of the rotor drive shaft, to cause when running a vibration of the motor-spatula assembly at a dominant vibration frequency that is directly proportional to the speed of the rotor. Speed of the motor is adjustable by varying the resistor. The motor-spatula assembly mounted to the handle through a resilient elastomeric gasket, so that a substantial part of the motor vibration energy is transmitted to the spatula and not to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Inventor: Thomas M. Morin
  • Patent number: 5414955
    Abstract: A wand with a plurality of ports is provided with vacuum and vibration and with controls therefor. Seeds are drawn to the ports by the vacuum and are singulated by a seed covering a single port. The singulated seeds are each deposited in one of a plurality of plug trays by release of the vacuum and assisted by the vibration of the wand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Inventor: Thomas M. Morin
  • Patent number: 4716058
    Abstract: The dielectric layer or layers in a ceramic capacitor having at least one buried electrode is deposited by a curtain coating process that includes obtaining a measure of the ceramic-paint-curtain thickness. A source of electromagnetic radiation, e.g. in the infrared range, is directed equally near the left and right edges of the curtain, and detectors at the opposite curtain surface side pick up the difference in the radiation transmissivity which is a measure of curtain thickness assymetry left to right. By adjusting the paint reservoir from which the curtain issues to make the difference zero and the curtain symmetrical, uniformity in paint coating thickness is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Sprague Electric Company
    Inventor: Thomas M. Morin
  • Patent number: 4578186
    Abstract: A swimming pool filter system is comprised of a pump, a filter and a water conduit means for hydraulically connecting the pump and filter in a hydraulic loop with a swimming pool. The filter is a Hayward regenerable filter wherein the diatomaceous earth coating may be periodically shaken off the filter membrane to mix with the dirt and recoat the membrane several times between cleanings to extend the time between filter cleanings. A pressure sensitive switch, mounted at the filter inlet port, closes when the inlet pressure exceeds a predetermined magnitude to energize an alarm each time regeneration is needed or after five regenerations when cleaning will be required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Inventor: Thomas M. Morin