Patents by Inventor Timothy L. Arney

Timothy L. Arney 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: 5961807
    Abstract: A multipart seal is provided for electrically isolating from an electrolyte medium a projection secured at a projection base with a body surface, the projection and body surface having different electrochemical activities. A first seal part is a hollow cap sized and shaped to receive and cover the projection and to conform with the projection base. A second seal part is a cured, pliable sealant disposed on a cap wall about a cap opening and cap rim portion, and bonded with and covering the projection base and the body surface surrounding and immediately adjacent to the projection base. Both the first and second seal parts substantially will not react with or allow passage there through of the electrolyte medium. In an electrolytic method to coat the body surface, the projection is electrically isolated with the multipart seal prior to application of the electrolytic coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dennis A. Daum, Timothy L. Arney