Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090193813 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS - A wall element for a combustion space, the wall element comprising a ceramic body, a support within the body, and attachment means extending from the support and protruding from the body for securing the ceramic body to a combustion space wall. | 08-06-2009 |
20110033331 | METHOD OF JOINING COMPONENTS - First and second components | 02-10-2011 |
20110048117 | INSPECTION OF HOLES - A method of inspecting a hole in a component situated within an engine. The engine comprises a chamber configured to receive fluid from a fluid supply, and the component is in flow communication with the fluid supply via the chamber. The method comprises the steps of (i) delivering a test fluid via the chamber to the component to induce flow of the test fluid through the hole; (ii) deploying a sensor panel adjacent the component in the path of test fluid issuing from the hole, the sensor panel being sensitive to the impingement of the test fluid; and (iii) assessing the condition of the hole in dependence on the response of the sensor panel at the location corresponding to the hole. | 03-03-2011 |
20110057360 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING MATERIAL - A method for depositing material at an intersection region ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110168090 | SPRAY NOZZLE - A spray nozzle | 07-14-2011 |
20110168092 | SPRAY NOZZLE - A spray nozzle | 07-14-2011 |
20110180589 | 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 subsequent repair insert. The repair inserts are fused to the wall of the cavity and to each other in a process in which heated locations of each repair insert are successively heated to minimise heat transfer within the repair inserts and in the underlying substrate material. The repair inserts may be made in a powder bed process from an alloy powder having the same composition as the material of the substrate. | 07-28-2011 |
20110253170 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A FLUID TO A COMPONENT - Apparatus for applying a fluid to a target area of a component is provided, the apparatus comprising a fluid applicator | 10-20-2011 |
20110253680 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT - A method of manufacturing a component. The method includes the steps of heating a working region of a substrate with a heating means; directing a material into the working region to bring the material into a temporary molten state, and depositing said material on the substrate such that when the material solidifies it forms at least part of the component. The heating means power output, stand off, orientation, speed and direction of travel relative to the substrate are adjustable and controlled throughout the material deposition process to control the shape and/or size of the working region to thereby control the distribution and rate of heat delivery to the substrate. | 10-20-2011 |
20120126141 | SURFACE COATING FOR INSPECTION - A method of inspecting an article, comprising applying an organic liquid substance over at least a portion of the article to be inspected so as to form a surface layer thereon, wherein said surface layer is luminescent. The article is irradiated with the surface layer thereon; and, scanning the article to determine its shape. | 05-24-2012 |
20120211548 | METHOD OF REPAIRING A COMPONENT - A method of repairing a component comprising: removing a damaged portion of the component to expose a region of the component; providing a patch having a rim exceeding the dimensions of the exposed region; placing the patch on the exposed region of the component such that the exposed region is covered by the patch and the rim is spaced apart from the exposed region; joining the patch to the component around the rim of the patch; and diffusion bonding the patch and the component together. The rim may be spaced apart from the exposed region such that the step of joining the patch to the component does not affect the exposed region. The method may further comprise machining a recess in the damaged region of the component. | 08-23-2012 |
20120241008 | APPLICATION OF TREATMENT FLUIDS TO COMPONENTS - A device for applying a treatment fluid to a target includes an application chamber that defines a substantially laminar application flow path from an inflow region to an outflow region of the application chamber; and a distribution chamber that communicates with the application chamber at an interface, in use, fluid being delivered from the distribution chamber to the application chamber via the interface across the full extent of the inflow region of the application chamber. A process for applying treatment fluid to a target region of a component surface using a treatment device operable to present the treatment fluid to the component surface is also disclosed. The process comprises introducing the treatment device to the target region of the component surface, and drawing treatment fluid through the device, across the target region of the component surface solely under the action of reduced pressure applied at an outlet of the device. | 09-27-2012 |
20120241410 | APPLICATION OF TREATMENT FLUIDS TO COMPONENTS - A process for treating a target region of a component surface with a treatment fluid including: a) determining an amount of treatment fluid required to treat the target region; b) feeding the determined amount of treatment fluid to a treatment device; c) continuously circulating the treatment fluid through an applicator of the treatment device whilst applying the applicator to the target region; and d) discarding the treatment fluid once the target region of the component surface has been treated. An apparatus for treating a target region of a component surface with a treatment fluid is also disclosed and which includes: a treatment fluid reservoir; a treatment device, operable to receive treatment fluid from the treatment fluid reservoir and to apply treatment fluid to the component; a holding fixture for supporting the component; and a sealable enclosure containing the treatment fluid reservoir, the treatment device and the holding fixture. | 09-27-2012 |
20120266814 | LASER BEAM INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION - A heat source for a material processing operation, such as direct laser deposition, comprises a source of laser light, an optical element to modulate the laser light to provide a beam and means for traversing the beam over the substrate in use in a predetermined direction. The beam has a predetermined intensity distribution over its cross-sectional area so as to regulate the temperature distribution in the material resulting from the absorption of laser energy by the material. | 10-25-2012 |
20120267345 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT - Apparatus for manufacturing a component and a method of manufacturing a component. The method comprises the steps of directing a beam of energy to heat a working region of a substrate and adjusting the cross sectional shape of the beam to thereby generate a variety of predetermined cross sectional shapes of working region while the beam is being directed onto the substrate. Thus the distribution of energy delivered to the substrate is controlled during the manufacturing process. The cross sectional shape and area of the beam is repeatedly monitored and compared to a library of predetermined cross sectional shape(s) and area(s). | 10-25-2012 |
20120286109 | METHOD OF SUPPORTING A TOOL AND AN APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A TOOL IN AN ASSEMBLED APPARATUS - A method of supporting a tool ( | 11-15-2012 |
20130214178 | SURFACE COATING FOR INSPECTION - A method of inspecting an article includes: applying an organic liquid substance over at least a portion of the article to be inspected so as to form a surface layer thereon, wherein said surface layer is luminescent; irradiating the article with the surface layer thereon; and scanning the article to determine its shape. | 08-22-2013 |
20130340521 | ROTOR BALANCING METHOD - A method of balancing a physical rotor includes: determining a first balance state of the physical rotor at one or more rotational frequencies; identifying one or more balance zones on a surface of the rotor; providing a computerised simulation of the rotor having the first balance state; providing a first test mass in a first test location within one of the balance zones on the rotor simulation; determining a second balance state of the rotor simulation; providing at least one subsequent test mass in at least one subsequent test location within a balance zone on the rotor simulation and determining at least one subsequent balance state of the rotor simulation; selecting a mass and location from one of the first and subsequent test masses and test locations; and performing a material deposition process to add the selected mass of material to the selected location on the physical rotor. | 12-26-2013 |
20140161520 | JOINT STRUCTURE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a joint including a substrate, optionally a metal substrate, and a body of material joined to the substrate, the body of material typically having a composite portion. An outer surface of the substrate is provided with a fastening projection for fastening the substrate to body of material, wherein the fastening projection has a stem and a plurality of branches having dendritic geometry projecting into the material of the body. | 06-12-2014 |
20140220377 | METHOD OF FORMING A BONDED ASSEMBLY - A method of forming a bonded assembly ( | 08-07-2014 |