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Francis Alexander Reed
Also filed as: REED FRANCIS A · REED FRANCIS ALEXANDER
21 granted patents·5 pending applications·303 citations·filing 1987–2017
95Inventor score
Files withGEN ELECTRIC17HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO4REED FRANCIS ALEXANDER2GEN DYNAMICS ADVANCED INF SYS1QUINONES DIEGO1
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26 records- 0188US7389693B2Methods and apparatus for porosity measurementGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 24, 2008·13 cites·20 claims
- 0283US7546685B2Process for producing a rotorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 16, 2009·13 cites·20 claims
- 0383US7065872B2Method of processing a multiple alloy rotorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·29 cites·20 claims
- 0482US6591680B2System and method for ultrasonic immersion inspection of componentsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·20 cites·26 claims
- 0581US6987707B2Method and system for in-air ultrasonic acoustical detection and characterizationGEN DYNAMICS ADVANCED INF SYS·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 17, 2006·45 cites·27 claims
- 0680US9482645B2Ultrasonic detection method and ultrasonic analysis methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 1, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 0780US8181528B2Method and system for ultrasonic inspection of gearbox ring gearREED FRANCIS A·Filed 2009·Granted May 22, 2012·10 cites·14 claims
- 0878US8275558B2Visual inspection-based generator retention assembly tightness detectionREED FRANCIS ALEXANDER·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 25, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 0978US7086285B2Nondestructive inspection method and system thereforGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 8, 2006·16 cites·20 claims
- 1074US9411017B2Method for inspecting wye ringGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 9, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 1174US8370086B2System and method for determining wedge tightnessGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2013·3 cites·17 claims
- 1272US5349567ALeast mean square (LMS) normalizer for active sonarHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 20, 1994·49 cites·22 claims
- 1368US7426865B2Method for ultrasonic elastic modulus calculation and imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 23, 2008·2 cites·15 claims
- 1468US6807860B1Multiple alloy rotor transition zone measurement system and methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 26, 2004·8 cites·11 claims
- 1565US4933914AChannel adaptive active sonarHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1987·Granted Jun 12, 1990·24 cites·23 claims
- 1657US5425000ASpatial rejection of direct blast interference in multistatic sonarsHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·24 cites·31 claims
- 1749US6962483B2Multiple alloy rotorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 8, 2005·12 cites·19 claims
- 1849US6182494B1Method for adjustment of transducer position to compensate for ultrasonic testing beam alignment errorsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 6, 2001·13 cites·16 claims
- 1947US7757364B2Methods for modifying finished machine component forgings for ultrasonic inspection coverageGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·0 cites·5 claims
- 2043US2015160644A1Repair method, system for automatic locating and clearing and tool for automated locating and modifyingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2142US10126272B2Systems and methods for ultrasonic inspection of turbine componentsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·17 claims
- 2240US4969132ADelay quantization technique to reduce steering errors in digital beamformersHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 6, 1990·7 cites·13 claims
- 2338US2013232792A1Apparatus and method for servicing turbomachinery components in-situQUINONES DIEGO·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2436US2018231500A1Systems and methods for inspecting cylindrical membersGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2534US2017322185A1Machine rotor ultrasonic imaging system and related methodsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2630US2013086991A1Detection processREED FRANCIS ALEXANDER·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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