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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001669 | Pressurized cleaning of a turbine engine component A method of repairing a turbine engine component includes providing a turbine engine component having a first surface and a second surface. A porous structure extends from the first surface to the second surface. The first surface is exposed to a first pressure and ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7958610 | Repair and resurfacing methods for use in remanufacturing a machine system A method of repairing a housing for a machine system includes returning an inner diameter of at least one bearing bore of the housing to a uniform diameter state. The at least one bearing bore is prepared for resurfacing via removing deeply entrapped grease from wit... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7389573 | Method of retrofit installation of a portable swimming pool barrier fence The installation and removal of a portable but sturdy pool barrier fence uses the hardware installed for attaching a safety pool cover during the pool use season. Multiple rectangular panel frames support a mesh fabric. Each panel has a lower horizontal frame member... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7222422 | Method for refurbishing surfaces subjected to high compression contact A process for refurbishing a worn surface of a shroud support component of a turbomachine, as well as a shroud support component refurbished with the process. The process generally entails removing a surface region of the worn surface so as to define a repair surfac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7143492 | Printed circuit board defective area transplant repair method A printed circuit board defective area transplant repair method in which printed circuit boards that are determined to be defective undergo a series of reworking procedures comprised of plotting the printed circuit board area block plan, selecting the printed circui... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7000303 | Method of repairing a crack in a component utilizing friction stir welding A method of repairing a crack (14) in a component (12). The method includes preparing a surrounding surface (22) of the crack (14) for repair and welding a first portion (24) of the component (12) on a first side (26)... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6839949 | Zipper repair tool and method of use therefore A hand tool that has a pliers-like body and a special head. The head has a pair of parallel teeth that fit onto the grooves of a zipper guide. As the tool is squeezed, the teeth force the grooves closed uniformly and symmetrically. In this way, the tool can adjust t... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6769162 | Railcar maintenance process The present invention relates to a process for repairing, cleaning, painting, or otherwise maintaining railcars within a railcar maintenance facility. Specifically, the present invention relates to a process for maintaining railcars within a facility wherein the fac... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6757961 | Wireless suspension salvage method A method to salvage suspensions from defective head gimbal assembly units is presented. Because the performance of a slider becomes more sensitive to signals and the wafer manufacturing process produces a lower yield, a suspension salvage method is developed to recy... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6757952 | Ring slicer with easily removable knife and knife assembly A ring slicer having an easily removable knife and knife assembly. Within the scope of the invention, there is an apparatus for cutting an article of wood, comprising a ring assembly comprising two end plates and a plurality of knife assemblies. Each knife assembly ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6751852 | Modular pressure vessel unheading and containment system An unheading and containment system for unheading and heading a pressure vessel includes an unheading apparatus for removing a cover from a pressure vessel in an unheading operation and a modular enclosure, mechanism to substantially enclose the cover during the unh... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6675453 | Method of remanufacturing a transmission assembly A method is provided for remanufacturing a transmission assembly including an output shaft having an input end positioned adjacent an input sun gear. The method includes machining a pocket into the input end of the output shaft. A first roller needle bear... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6634074 | Method for sealing a leak in a pipe joint A method for repairing a leak in a pipe joint, the joint including a gasket. The method requires a passage to be formed through the wall of the first pipe. A space is then formed in the gasket communicating with the passage. After this, a sealant is injec... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6484001 | Process for recycling a toner cartridge A process is presented for recycling a toner cartridge, including a used magnetic roller and a used doctor blade. The process requires: (1) removal of the doctor blade and magnetic roller from the cartridge; (2) treatment of the doctor blade to restore th... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6276039 | Clamp assembly for limiting movement of a cutting blade on a lawn mower assembly and method of using the clamp assembly The combination of a lawn mower assembly and a clamp assembly. The lawn mower assembly has a housing defining a cutting chamber, a shaft journalled for rotation in the housing around an axis, and a cutting blade that is selectively a) releasably attached ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6189211 | Method and arrangement for carrying out repair and/or maintenance work in the inner casing of a multishell turbomachine A relatively simple, effort-saving and cost-saving arrangement and a corresponding method for repair and/or maintenance work in the inner casing of a multishell turbomachine is provided. To this end, after a tool carrier is put into the outer casing of a ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6128819 | Method for enhancing engine performance in two-stroke engines A system for enhancing performance in a two-stroke engine. An access aperture is formed in the exterior wall of an air passage associated with a cylinder within the two-stroke engine. The air passage is then modified, in one embodiment, by inserting an au... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6018866 | Apparatus and method for printed circuit board repair A method and apparatus for efficiently repairing or reworking a printed circuit board having a solder ball grid array thereon efficiently and at minimum cost includes the steps of drilling out a plated-through hole to sever electrical connections between ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5875539 | Water-cooled stator coil end sealing process A process for repairing leaks in turbine generators that have water cooled stator coils with hollow conductor strands, wherein the lead ends of the conductor strands are joined to a header. First a vacuum enclosure is provided around a portion of one of t... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5809641 | Method for printed circuit board repair A method and apparatus for efficiently repairing or reworking a printed circuit board having a solder ball grid array thereon efficiently and at minimum cost includes the steps of drilling out a plated-through hole to sever electrical connections between ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5809632 | Method for repairing a cooling fluid box of an electric alternator stator bar The invention concerns a method for repairing a cooling fluid box of the cooling circuit of an alternator stator bar, the imperviousness between the box and the stator bar being defective, wherein: the cooling circuit (9, 12, 6, 7, 16) is disconnected, the box... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5687465 | Method of removing a bubble from a liquid crystal display element A liquid crystal display element utilizing flexible gas barrier films decreases poor display performance caused by bubble formation. This decrease is achieved by reducing the permeation of gas and water vapor from the gas barrier films into substrates by ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5542984 | Method for dispersion of sludge and for preparing a circulator for dispersing sludge A method for cleaning the interior of storage tanks of the type used for storing large volumes of crude oil wherein hydrocarbon sludge accumulates with the passage of time. The method includes circulating the crude oil from the tank to a pump and then thr... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5490314 | Stretch vehicle conversion method This invention pertains to a method of converting a family of the M113 vehicle to enhance the performance of the vehicle. By using the stretch and fabrication method disclosed herein in addition to upgrading mechanical components, volume under armor, mobi... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5257452 | Methods of recovering a multi-layer printed circuit board A through hole is formed by a drill in a defective through hole in a board. An insulating resin is coated on the inner surface of the through hole and a cylindrical conductor is closely fixed with an adhesive to the hole h1 to form a reproduced through ho... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5230130 | Method of repairing damaged vehicle headlight assembly The damaged adjustor mounting tab on a headlight lens assembly is repaired by cutting away a sufficient portion of the old tab to allow an L-shaped replacement adjustor tab bracket to be installed and have the adjustor block mounted in the slot of the ver... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5226970 | Electrical transformer remanufacturing process for removal of contaminants Process for the remanufacture of transformers of the type having a coil/core assembly immersed in a tank of mineral oil. Contaminants such as water, air and dirt are removed from the coil/core assembly by means of a hot mineral oil bath which is maintaine... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5099960 | Composite brake disk and method of extending the braking service life thereof The invention provides an integral brake disk comprised of two brake disks each having a disk thickness of one-half the design required disk thickness and these two disks are clamped together in planar face-to-face orientation by fasteners to form the int... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5090870 | Method for fluent mass surface texturing a turbine vane An apparatus and method for providing vanes with a surface texture of less than 10×10-6 inches rms. The method employs a fluent mass having a particulate size less than 1.5 inches and abrasive materials in a centrifugal barrel to achieve a sur... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4936005 | Method of repairing a lay shaft A lay shaft repair kit and a method for its use is set forth wherein a lay shaft is utilized in a fuel injector control linkage and provides for the removal of a forward portion of the shaft, its replacement, and its splicing to the original lay shaft por... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4916794 | Method of and apparatus for reconditioning railway car draft gears The present invention provides a method and apparatus for reconditioning a draft gear assembly friction clutch mechanism. The apparatus comprises a generally rectangular substantial flat plate member having at least one protuberance extending outwardly fr... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4889589 | Gaseous removal of ceramic coatings Removal of ceramic thermal barrier coatings from metallic substrates is achieved by contacting the coated article with fluorine containing gas at an elevated temperature. The gas penetrates the ceramic to attack the interface between the substrate and cer... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4852236 | Method of repairing a worn wobbler housing for a constant-speed drive The method of repairing a variable wobbler body for a constant-speed drive, rotatable upon a first axis wherein the normally flat control face has become worn and irregular in shape, and the axial bore and tapered clearance opening upon a second axis is o... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4809419 | Method of and apparatus for reconditioning railway car draft gears The present invention provides a method and apparatus for reconditioning a draft gear assembly friction clutch mechanism. The apparatus comprises a generally rectangular substantial flat plate member having at least one protuberance extending outwardly fr... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4765050 | Apparatus and method for disassembling a magnetic tape cassette An apparatus and method for disassembling a magnetic tape cassette of the type having at least two housing members assembled by a fastener extending through one housing member and attaching internally to the other housing member. The apparatus includes a ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4751778 | Method for restoring tubular upsets A tubular upset extension apparatus which prolongs the usefulness of upsetted tubing joints used in drilling oil, gas and water well bore holes. The upset extension apparatus is fitted onto hollow bore tubing having shortened and specially threaded box an... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4748958 | Method and means for repairing injection fuel pump pistons The repair of a work timing piston for a rotary fuel injection pump having a cast aluminum cylinder for the piston and a steel piston is accomplished by reducing the diameter of the piston and jacketing it with an aluminum sleeve which has been hard coat ... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4709456 | Method for making a prestressed composite structure and structure made thereby A prestressed composite structure (48) and method for making same. The ferroconcrete prestressed structure (48) includes a tensile member (10) which includes a steel I-beam (12) which has on its upper flange (16) a plurality of shear connectors (14). The ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4580333 | Process for preventing film stripping and grooving of a commutator A process and apparatus for preventing film stripping and grooving of a dynamoelectric machine commutator. The process is usable in either repairing or initially manufacturing a high-powered, high-speed dynamoelectric machine. In the process, extra-wide b... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4534106 | Method for replacing dielectric material at the high-value resistor of an electrostatic spray gun to prevent corona discharge A method and apparatus for replacing spent dielectric material at the high-valued resistor in an electrostatic spray gun, having an insulating tube disposed within a bore formed in the gun barrel which receives the resistor encapsulated with spent dielect... | 08/13/1985 |
