Inventor
HELDER EARL CLAUDE
US12 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
11 patentsUS7189064B2Mar 13, 2007
Friction stir welded hollow airfoils and method therefor
GEN ELECTRIC90 citations95
US7032800B2Apr 25, 2006
Apparatus and method for friction stir welding of high strength materials, and articles made therefrom
GEN ELECTRIC26 citations92
US7879454B2Feb 1, 2011
Friction stir welding of metal matrix composites
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations91
US7121448B2Oct 17, 2006
Friction stir welding apparatus and associated thermal management systems and methods
GEN ELECTRIC42 citations91
US6933459B2Aug 23, 2005
Methods and apparatus for fabricating a turbine engine blade
GEN ELECTRIC21 citations88
US7832613B2Nov 16, 2010
Friction stir welding system
GEN ELECTRIC18 citations83
US7507310B2Mar 24, 2009
Friction stir welding of fiber reinforced thermoplastics
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations82
US7337940B2Mar 4, 2008
Apparatus and method for friction stir welding of high strength materials, and articles made therefrom
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations73
US6964557B2Nov 15, 2005
Methods and apparatus for coupling a component to a turbine engine blade
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations69
US7879421B2Feb 1, 2011
Friction stir welding of fiber reinforced thermoplastics
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations61
US7784667B2Aug 31, 2010
Apparatus and method for friction stir welding using a consumable pin tool
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations51