Inventor
COWIE WILLIAM D
US17 patents
Patents
17 patentsUS5846057ADec 8, 1998
Laser shock peening for gas turbine engine weld repair
GEN ELECTRIC127 citations99
US5735044AApr 7, 1998
Laser shock peening for gas turbine engine weld repair
GEN ELECTRIC95 citations98
US5525429AJun 11, 1996
Laser shock peening surface enhancement for gas turbine engine high strength rotor alloy repair
GEN ELECTRIC103 citations98
US5492447AFeb 20, 1996
Laser shock peened rotor components for turbomachinery
GEN ELECTRIC102 citations97
US5569018AOct 29, 1996
Technique to prevent or divert cracks
GEN ELECTRIC91 citations96
US5522706AJun 4, 1996
Laser shock peened disks with loading and locking slots for turbomachinery
GEN ELECTRIC65 citations96
US6155789ADec 5, 2000
Gas turbine engine airfoil damper and method for production
GEN ELECTRIC67 citations95
US5846054ADec 8, 1998
Laser shock peened dovetails for disks and blades
GEN ELECTRIC60 citations95
US5591009AJan 7, 1997
Laser shock peened gas turbine engine fan blade edges
GEN ELECTRIC94 citations94
US6551064B1Apr 22, 2003
Laser shock peened gas turbine engine intermetallic parts
GEN ELECTRIC39 citations92
US5951790ASep 14, 1999
Method of monitoring and controlling laser shock peening using an in plane deflection test coupon
GEN ELECTRIC48 citations92
US5742028AApr 21, 1998
Preloaded laser shock peening
GEN ELECTRIC52 citations92
US5620307AApr 15, 1997
Laser shock peened gas turbine engine blade tip
GEN ELECTRIC45 citations92
US5584586ADec 17, 1996
Laser shock peened bearings
GEN ELECTRIC28 citations92
US6341936B1Jan 29, 2002
FOD inspection of laser shock peened gas turbine engine airfoils
GEN ELECTRIC23 citations91
US6541733B1Apr 1, 2003
Laser shock peening integrally bladed rotor blade edges
GEN ELECTRIC42 citations87
US6183882B1Feb 6, 2001
In plane deflection coupon for monitoring and controlling of laser shock peening
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations83