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| 8387853 | Method of restoring a metallic component A component is repaired by removing a damaged region to form a cavity, in which layered repair inserts are installed. The profile of the cavity, and of the exposed surface of each repair insert is measured to serve as the basis for the contact surface of each subseq... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8360302 | Method for producing or repairing integrally bladed gas turbine rotors The invention relates to a method for producing integrally bladed gas turbine rotors, especially of integrally bladed turbine rotors, wherein rotating blades (10) are joined to a rotor base (11) with the intermediate disposal of an adapter (14) ... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8353444 | Low temperature diffusion braze repair of single crystal components The present invention is directed to a process for repairing cracks in a turbine engine component. The process comprises the steps of providing a component, preferably formed from a single crystal nickel based material, with at least one crack, applying a repair all... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8322592 | Austenitic welding material, and preventive maintenance method for stress corrosion cracking and preventive maintenance method for intergranular corrosion, using same Disclosed is an austenitic welding material which contains C: 0.01 wt % or less, Si: 0.5 wt % or less, Mn: 0.5 wt % or less, P: 0.005 wt % or less, S: 0.005 wt % or less, Ni: 15 to 40 wt %, Cr: 20 to 30 wt %, N: 0.01 wt % or less, O: 0.01 wt % or less, and the balan... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8177115 | Method and system for retreading track wheel A wheel resurfacing method and system for resurfacing a worn track wheel to its original profile are disclosed. The system comprises a support for maintaining the worn railway wheel, a welding device, a controller, and a surface processing device. The worn railway w... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167189 | Methods for rework of a solder Methods for reworking a solder containing one or more joined members are described herein. Such methods can include applying a disintegrating agent to a solder containing a solder material, disintegrating the solder material to form a disintegrated solder material, ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167190 | Electrically conductive polymer compositions containing metal particles and a graphene and methods for production and use thereof Polymer compositions containing a polymer matrix, a graphene that is covalently bonded to the polymer matrix and metal particles are described herein. A combined concentration of the metal particles and the graphene in the polymer matrix exceeds an electrical percol... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8141769 | Process for repairing a component comprising a directional microstructure by setting a temperature gradient during the laser heat action, and a component produced by such a process In one aspect, a repair method for repairing components comprising a base material with a directed microstructure is provided. The repair is performed in such a way that the repaired location correspondingly has a directed microstructure like the surrounding base ma... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8123105 | Process for brazing wide gaps A method for repairing wider gaps in a substrate of a component by brazing at a brazing temperature is provided. Filler material and solder are prevented from separating in that, in a two-stage process, first the filler material and then the solder are applied to th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8087565 | Process of filling openings in a component A process for filling openings, including blind holes, through-holes, and cavities, in high temperature components. The process entails forming a powder mixture by mixing particles of at least a base alloy and a second alloy that contains a sufficient amount of a me... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8074866 | Method or restoring turbine vane attachment systems in a turbine engine A system and method for repairing turbine vane attachment systems in a turbine engine. In at least one embodiment, the invention may be directed to a system and method for repairing wear on a diaphragm hook fit configured to attach diaphragm airfoils, such as statio... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7967183 | Repair soldering method for repairing a component which comprises a base material with an oriented microstructure The invention relates to a method for repairing components comprising a base material with an oriented microstructure, wherein the repair point comprises a correspondingly oriented microstructure as the surrounding base material. According to the inventive method, s... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7896220 | Process for the repair of at least one connecting area between a partition plate and a tube plate of a water chamber of a heat exchanger The invention relates to a process for repairing at least one connecting area between a partition plate (8) and a tube plate (5) of a water chamber (7) of a heat exchanger (1), in which process the area of weld requiring repair is identif... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7874473 | Method for the soldering repair of a component in a vacuum and an adjusted partial oxygen pressure A method for the repair of a component by a solder is disclosed. The method is performed under specifically selected vacuum conditions in order to prevent oxidation and vaporization. ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874472 | Method for diffusion bonding metallic components with nanoparticle foil A method for joining metal parts of a turbine engine component, the method comprising positioning a nanoparticle foil between faying surfaces of the metal parts, and diffusion bonding the metal with the nanoparticle foil, where the nanoparticle foil has a film thick... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7789288 | Brazing process and material for repairing a component A process and braze paste suitable for filling and closing voids in relatively thin wall sections of high temperature components, such as an impingement plate of a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The process entails applying at least a first braze paste to the cr... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784668 | Repair method for propagating epitaxial crystalline structures by heating to within 0-100° f of the solidus A repair method of propagating epitaxial crystalline structures is provided. The repair method broadly comprises the steps of providing a substrate to be repaired, placing an additive material as a preformed shape onto an area of the substrate to be repaired, utiliz... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7748596 | Welded structure having excellent resistance to brittle crack propagation and welding method therefor A welding method for manufacturing welded structures having excellent properties to prevent the propagation of brittle fracture occurring in welded joints, characterized by the step of forming a repair weld having a greater toughness than that of a butt weld and an ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7708184 | Microwave brazing of airfoil cracks A gas turbine engine includes alternating rows of rotary airfoils or blades and static airfoils or vanes. The vanes are made of a base metal, such as cobalt or nickel superalloy. If a crack forms in one of the vanes, a braze alloy is applied to the crack. The braze ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703660 | Method and system for weld bead sequencing to reduce distortion and stress In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and system of determining the weld bead sequence on a mechanical component is disclosed. In one specific embodiment, the sequence is determined by numerical analysis of a plurality of weld bead sequences t... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7568609 | Welding method A welding method forms a molten build-up portion on a base material that is any one of a single crystal material and a unidirectionally solidified crystal material. The method includes forming a plurality of build-up portions on the base material while maintaining a... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7552855 | Hole repair technique and apparatus A method of hole defect repair includes removing one or more defects at or near a desired hole shape in a substrate by removing a non-concentric portion of the substrate proximate the desired hole shape, and welding a filler material to the substrate after removing ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7520415 | Method of repairing a rail A system or method of repairing railroad rails which includes a head, upright and base sections. The method includes at least the following steps: identifying and locating a defect in the rail, removing the defect by removing material from the rail surrounding the d... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7506793 | Preform and method of repairing nickel-base superalloys and components repaired thereby A process for repairing a turbine component of a turbomachine, as well as a sintered preform used in the process and a high gamma-prime nickel-base superalloy component repaired thereby. The sintered preform contains a sintered mixture of powders of a cobalt-base br... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7490753 | Method for producing electrical contacting of a piezoelectric actuator and polarization of the piezoelectric actuator A method for creating a soldered joint to contacts of a piezoelectric actuator and polarizing the piezoceramic layers of the piezoelectric actuator has the steps of Polarization and soldering of the joint which are performed simultaneously such that the duration of ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7428979 | Process for soldering an electronic component on an electronic card, process for repairing the card and installation for using the process A process for soldering an electronic component onto a support which includes at least one heat drain for the component. The method uses a solder paste which incorporates a stripping flux activated at a first temperature, and a solder alloy melted at a second temper... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7405940 | Piston reset apparatus for a multichip module and method for resetting pistons in the same Disclosed is a piston reset apparatus for a multichip module that includes a base with multiple projections and two unit associating pegs extending from opposite ends of the base, a hat disposed upwardly of the base and including multiple adjustable pistons vertical... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387690 | Repair process In accordance with the present invention, a process for repairing metal workpieces, such as turbine engine components, is provided. The process comprises the steps of forming a braze paste containing a first nickel base alloy material containing boron and chromium a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377417 | Repair process In accordance with the present invention, a process for repairing metal workpieces, such as turbine engine components, is provided. The process comprises the steps of forming a braze paste containing a first nickel base alloy material containing boron and chromium a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371428 | Duplex gas phase coating Method of forming different diffusion aluminide coatings on different surface regions of the same superalloy substrate involves positioning the substrate in a coating chamber having a aluminum-bearing coating gas flowing therein with a first substrate surface region... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367360 | Integrated piping plate, machining method for same, machining apparatus for same, and machining equipment for same A machining method for an integrated piping plate, for example, composed of a plurality of plates joined together, and in which an instrument and a component constituting an apparatus, or the instrument, or the component are or is disposed on one surface or both sur... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367488 | Method of repair of thin wall housings The present invention provides methods and materials for use in repairing a worn component having thin walls. One kind of thin wall may be the wall of a cylindrical portion of the component where such wall has a worn inner surface and an opposite outer surface. The ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363707 | Braze repair of shroud block seal teeth in a gas turbine engine An undersize repair region of a gas turbine engine stationary shroud is repaired with a sufficient mass of a repair material. The repair region includes a protruding portion that is undersized, and the repair includes machining of the protruding portion, grooving th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365019 | Atmospheric process and system for controlled and rapid removal of polymers from high aspect ratio holes A system that generates an intense hot gas stream is described to etch a polymer on a substrate used in the manufacture of semiconductor and MEMS devices with no surface damage. The etching process is particularly useful to remove a polymer from relatively high aspe... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360991 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating gas turbine engines Methods and apparatus of fabricating a gas turbine engine component are provided. The method includes selecting a surface of a component to apply a wear-resistant material, applying a formed wear pad fabricated from a wear-resistant alloy and a braze material, and v... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360678 | Repair and reclassification of superalloy components Novel materials and methods for repairing/reclassifying superalloy components are described herein. These materials are non-traditional blends of materials having a much higher base material content than traditional repair/reclassification materials. In embodiments ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353983 | Vertical removal of excess solder from a circuit substrate A method for vertical removal of excess solder from a circuit substrate includes the use of a sacrificial circuit substrate with a plurality of pads and vias that are solder-wettable. The pads and vias of the sacrificial circuit substrate are placed in vertical prox... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350684 | Apparatus and method for forming bump A preheat device (160) is provided to execute, before forming bumps (16) to electrode parts (15), a pre-formation temperature control for bonding promotion to promote bonding between the electrode parts and the bumps during bump formation. Metal... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343676 | Method of restoring dimensions of an airfoil and preform for performing same A method of restoring dimensions to an article includes the steps of providing an article having a section requiring dimensional restoration, providing a preform having first and second layers made from different materials, and joining the preform to the article. | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322396 | Weld closure of through-holes in a nickel-base superalloy hollow airfoil A hollow airfoil is fabricated by providing a casting mold assembly including a casting mold, a casting core, and a standoff spacer that prevents the casting core from contacting the casting mold to define a casting space. A first nickel-base superalloy is cast into... | 01/29/2008 |
