Patents by Inventor Timothy Austin Cadden

Timothy Austin Cadden 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).

  • Protection system with gasket for ceramic core processing operation and related method
    Patent number: 10830354
    Abstract: A protection system for preventing foreign material from lodging in a channel between and/or damage to adjacent ceramic core features during a core processing operation is disclosed. The system includes a gasket sized and shaped to self-lock within the channel and prevent foreign material from lodging within the channel during the core processing operation. A method may include determining a geometrical characteristic of the channel and adjacent ceramic core feature; fabricating a gasket to fit and self-lock within the channel; positioning the gasket within the channel; and performing the core processing operation. The gasket prevents the foreign material from lodging in the channel, reducing subsequent damage to the ceramic core compared to the channel without the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Austin Cadden, Richert Arthur Davis, Jeffrey Clarence Jones
  • PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH GASKET FOR CERAMIC CORE PROCESSING OPERATION AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20190353248
    Abstract: A protection system for preventing foreign material from lodging in a channel between and/or damage to adjacent ceramic core features during a core processing operation is disclosed. The system includes a gasket sized and shaped to self-lock within the channel and prevent foreign material from lodging within the channel during the core processing operation. A method may include determining a geometrical characteristic of the channel and adjacent ceramic core feature; fabricating a gasket to fit and self-lock within the channel; positioning the gasket within the channel; and performing the core processing operation. The gasket prevents the foreign material from lodging in the channel, reducing subsequent damage to the ceramic core compared to the channel without the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Austin Cadden, Richert Arthur Davis, Jeffrey Clarence Jones