This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: General Electric Company. Active years: 1985.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1985
Title: Richard W. Jones and a Steam Turbine Diaphragm Fabrication Method
Introduction
Richard W. Jones is an inventor associated with Melrose, Massachusetts, and General Electric Company. His patent describes a manufacturing method for assembling and joining components of a steam turbine diaphragm.
Latest Patents
Jones is credited with one patent, titled “Method for Fabricating a Steam Turbine Diaphragm.” The method assembles blades into slots in full circular bands and structurally bonds them by welding. After stress relief, each band is cut into two semicircular pieces along lines between adjacent blades. The pieces are then welded to semicircular rings with planar mating surfaces. The process minimizes welding and does not require the welds to extend far enough to contact the blades. Jones is credited with 1 patent.
Career Highlights
The patent reflects work on a practical fabrication process for steam turbine diaphragms, with attention to blade attachment, stress relief, and the joining of bands to rings. Jones’s listed company affiliation is General Electric Company.
Collaborations
The provided information lists Kathryn M. Johnson and Lester H. Lee as Jones’s coworkers. Their specific roles in developing or patenting this method are not stated.
Conclusion
Richard W. Jones’s patent documents a method for fabricating steam turbine diaphragms by welding blade-bearing bands to semicircular rings, contributing a defined manufacturing approach to turbine construction.
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