Robert T Goetz

US Patent:

20180066330, Mar 8, 2018

Filed:

Nov 8, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/806957

Inventors:

- Indianapolis IN, US
Nathan J. Cooper - Avon IN, US
Nathan Wesley Ottow - Indianapolis IN, US
Robert Louis Goetz - Indianapolis IN, US
John F. Matlik - Plainfield IN, US

International Classification:

C21D 1/18
C21D 1/64
C21D 11/00
C21D 1/62
B29C 71/02
C21D 1/63

Abstract:

In some examples, an apparatus includes a pallet supporting a plurality of workpieces, the pallet including through-holes structured to pass a quenching fluid. In some examples, the apparatus further includes a reservoir of quenching fluid configured to provide the quenching fluid, and a plurality of upturned wall portions extending from the pallet and substantially surrounding the exteriors of the plurality of workpieces. The plurality of upturned wall portions may be located in relative orientation to the plurality of workpieces to regulate heat transfer coefficients of the plurality of workpieces during a quenching operation.

US Patent:

20140230972, Aug 21, 2014

Filed:

Dec 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/133299

Inventors:

- Indianapolis IN, US
Nathan J. Cooper - Avon IN, US
Nathan Wesley Ottow - Indianapolis IN, US
Robert Louis Goetz - Indianapolis IN, US
John F. Matlik - Plainfield IN, US

Assignee:

Rolls-Royce Corporation - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

C21D 1/18
C21D 1/63
B29C 71/02
C21D 1/62

US Classification:

148559, 266114, 266120, 425404, 264237

Abstract:

In some examples, an apparatus includes a pallet supporting a plurality of workpieces, the pallet including through-holes structured to pass a quenching fluid. In some examples, the apparatus further includes a reservoir of quenching fluid configured to provide the quenching fluid, and a plurality of upturned wall portions extending from the pallet and substantially surrounding the exteriors of the plurality of workpieces. The plurality of upturned wall portions may be located in relative orientation to the plurality of workpieces to regulate heat transfer coefficients of the plurality of workpieces during a quenching operation.