Inventor

Richard Michael Hatley

Inventor

Morristown, NJ, US

Overview

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Patents

1997–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 37 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F01Dprimary

F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines13%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties13%

H02KDynamo-electric machines9%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification8%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus7%

F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants6%

B25BTools or bench devices not otherwise provided for, for fastening, connecting, disengaging, or holding5%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television5%

B25JManipulators4%

G01RMeasuring electric variables4%

PatentTitleYear

10,837,259Cleaning channels2020 10,481,132System and method for inspecting flange connections2019 10,073,062System and method for inspecting flange connections2018 9,759,667'Miniature air gap inspection crawler'2017 9,294,737'Flexible linkage camera system and method for visual inspection of off line industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinery'2016 9,255,526'System and method for on line monitoring within a gas turbine combustor section'2016 9,242,832'Hand-carried taping machine with non-powered guide system'2016 9,154,743'System and method for optical inspection of off-line industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinery while in turning gear mode'2015 9,116,071'System and method for visual inspection and 3D white light scanning of off-line industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinery'2015 9,057,710'System and method for automated optical inspection of industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinery'2015 8,922,640'System and method for automated optical inspection of industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinery with articulated multi-axis inspection scope'2014 8,839,684'Measurement device and method for generator'2014 8,434,216'Methods and systems for in-situ machine maintenance'2013 7,779,709'Methods and apparatus for rotary machinery inspection'2010 7,770,288'Tool for driving wedges or slides'2010 7,717,666'Methods and apparatus for rotary machinery inspection'2010 7,707,710'Tool for driving wedges or slides'2010 7,681,452'Junior ultrasonic miniature air gap inspection crawler'2010 7,662,091'Flexible borescope assembly for inspecting internal turbine components at elevated temperatures'2010 7,654,143'Method and apparatus for in-situ inspection of rotary machine components'2010 7,587,942'Ultrasonic inspection crawler and method for inspecting welds of jet pumps in a nuclear reactor vessel'2009 7,579,830'Apparatus and methods for inspecting cooling slot defects in turbine rotor wheels'2009 7,555,966'Micro miniature air gap inspection crawler'2009 7,412,741'Apparatus and methods for cleaning cooling slot surfaces on a rotor wheel of a gas turbine'2008 7,266,884'Apparatus for cutting and removing wedges of a stator core of an electrical machine'2007 7,201,055'Ultrasonic miniature air gap inspection crawler'2007 7,032,279'Apparatus and methods for repairing compressor airfoils in situ'2006 6,708,395'Device and method for installing turbine generator stator wedges'2004 6,584,680'Tool for installing turbine generator stator wedges'2003 6,532,840'Methods for robotically inspecting gas turbine combustion components'2003 6,525,500'Apparatus for robotically inspecting gas turbine combustion components'2003 6,478,516'Stator bar insulation stripping machine and method'2002 6,438,861'Armature slot radial clearance-gauging device'2002 6,421,914'Method for installing turbine generator stator wedges'2002 6,414,458'Apparatus for robotically inspecting gas turbine combustion components'2002 6,222,897'Wrist raster scan methods'2001 5,650,579'Miniature air gap inspection crawler'1997

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1997–2019Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (30)· patent assignee history

1997–2006Based in Madison, NJ, US· patent location history

2007–2020Based in Morristown, NJ, US· patent location history

2007Based in Whitehouse Station, NJ, US· patent location history

2008–2017Based in Convent Station, NJ, US· patent location history

2014–2016Patents assigned to SIEMENS ENERGY INC (6)· patent assignee history

2014–2016Patents assigned to HATLEY RICHARD (5)· patent assignee history

2014–2016Patents assigned to GENC YAKUP (4)· patent assignee history

2014–2016Patents assigned to RUHGE FORREST R (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	30	1997–2019
SIEMENS ENERGY INC	6	2014–2016
HATLEY RICHARDself	5	2014–2016
GENC YAKUP	4	2014–2016
RUHGE FORREST R	3	2014–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Morristown, New Jersey, US	13	2007–2020
Convent Station, New Jersey, US	12	2008–2017
Madison, New Jersey, US	11	1997–2006
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, US	1	2007