ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,112, issued on May 19, was assigned to CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"System and method for overhauling a turbine component" was invented by Alexander Lawrence Vest (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Cassandra Vianne Thibeault (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Michael Patrick Davis (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Logan Sterling Allen (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A separation tool is configured to extract an end cap from a main body of a turbine component. The separation tool includes a first body with a first base and a first holding portion that projects from the base and a second body with a se...