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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176612 | Method of energizing a connector A method of energizing a high pressure tube connector for a well comprising a tube; a first connector assembly comprising: a female profile disposed over the tube and a first ferrule disposed over the tube adjacent the female profile; a second connector assembly com... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8112861 | Method for replacing the hoisting roping of an elevator and a traction appliance arrangement used in the replacement The present invention relates to a method and a traction appliance arrangement for replacing the hoisting roping of an elevator, which elevator comprises at least guide rails (10) along which an elevator car (7) provided with safety gear (7a | 02/14/2012 |
| 8096033 | Remanufacture of electronic assemblies A method for remanufacturing an electronic assembly allows the assembly to be disassembled, tested and reassembled despite certain components being permanently affixed to a housing of the assembly. The electronic assembly includes a circuit assembly within the housi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091199 | Method to repair pitch control components A method and system for repairing a wind turbine component in a wind turbine is provided. A damaged region of a drive assembly affects the wind turbine component. The method includes the steps of, providing a replacement wind turbine component, providing a mount for... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087139 | Replacement of air cleaner cover A cleaner cover replacing method includes the steps of detaching a first cleaner cover from a cleaner case; placing an attachment into fitted engagement with claw hooking parts of the cleaner case, placing a second cleaner cover on the cleaner case, and causing a bo... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8051544 | Method of replacing insulators on a tower and insulator support and transport assembly therefor A method of replacing an electrical insulator on a conductor-supporting tower includes the steps of providing an elongate beam spanning the tower between a work site and a helicopter accessible site, a trolley movable on the beam between the sites and an insulator c... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8046890 | Roping method and apparatus Roping method and apparatus for replacing, installing and/or re-roping the hoisting rope of a traction sheave elevator, said elevator having an elevator car, which is at least partially suspended on a set of hoisting ropes, said set of ropes comprising one or more p... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020270 | Apparatus for replacing a dome light in a fixture The apparatus requires a replacement board capable of replacing the existing bulb. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7987573 | Cover and method for containing oil and grease distributed from universal joint A method of covering and protecting a universal joint of a drive train including providing a flexible, removable universal joint cover including a removable, reusable outer flexible shell and a removable, flexible liner; applying the flexible, removable universal jo... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7963014 | Method for retrofitting an existing idler assembly A method for retrofitting a piece of equipment having a flexible track assembly is disclosed and may include disassembling an existing idler shaft from an idler gear and from at least one bearing block attached to the piece of equipment. The method may also include ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7941905 | Method of removing a component from an aircraft A device for facilitating the removal of a component from an aircraft includes a mounting member, a guide member and a handle. The mounting member provides an attachment portion for attaching the device to the aircraft. The guide member includes a support portion fo... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7913369 | Ceramic center pin for compaction tooling and method for making same A method and apparatus for the production of compacted powder elements. More specifically, the improvement of tooling for powder compaction equipment, and the processes for making such tooling. The improvement comprises the use of a ceramic tip or similar component ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900330 | Method and device for changing a fabric in a paper or board machine A device has two units placed one on top of the other, each unit comprising a first side frame (101), a second side frame (102) spaced from the first side frame, and a band (130) running between the side frames (101, 102). Each unit (1... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7793399 | Method for removing a crack in an electromechanical rotor In a method for removing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, a through-hole penetrating from a side of one of slots adjacent to each other via a rotor core portion to a side of the other slot is formed to include a crack in the rotor core portion occurring to a c... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7721399 | Method for replacing a telescoping cylinder in a reconfigurable chair A chair, which has a cylinder for controlling the configuration of a chair or the seat height of a chair, is operated by a flexible cable. The flexible cable is attached to an adjustment member that is not fixedly attached to the cylinder, thereby permitting the cyl... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7716799 | Steering knuckle boring apparatus An apparatus for repairing steering knuckle (kingpin) bearings includes a table having multiple, adjustable slides for receiving and securing the steering knuckle to the table, a boring bar and cutter, two adjustable bearing supports for receiving and positioning th... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7698796 | Method of replacing a door closure A universal mounting plate for replacing a plurality of different door closers with a new door closer, the plate having a substantially flat rectangular body of a material thickness. A plurality of holes are formed through the material thickness and arranged in a pl... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7644482 | Planetary gear replacement method A method permits replacement of components of existing epicyclic gear mechanisms of a wind energy system without having to lift the gear mechanism down from the gondola. In accordance with the method, the housing is divided up alternately in its first parting plane ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7530152 | Vehicle collision repair process and system A vehicle collision repair system and process is provided. The system and process utilizes interdependent collision repair stages and specifically tooled stations or work spaces. The system and process utilizes a rail system for advancing vehicles having collision d... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7503103 | Method of using a seal kit A seal kit for vehicle air conditioning systems and associated methods are provided. The seal kit includes a container and a set of a plurality of retrofit seals positioned in the container and adapted to retrofit a set of a plurality of existing seals of any one pr... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7437813 | Probe repair methods A method and apparatus for repairing a probe on a probe card is provided. A plurality of beams is formed on a beam panel. The plurality of beams includes a replacement beam. After identifying a damaged beam on the probe card, the damaged beam is removed from the pro... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421770 | Method of replacing canopy support columns A method for replacing a defective column that supports a service station canopy involves the use of several cranes. A pair of cranes supports the canopy while the defective column is being removed and the new column is being installed. A second crane assists in lif... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370397 | Tool kit and method for repairing a damage vehicle body member with a hem flange A method and kit for repairing vehicle door skins by reorienting vehicle hem flanges from a closed orientation to an open orientation to allow removal of a damaged door skin from a door frame and replacing with a new door skin with an open orientation hem flange tha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363688 | Land grid array structures and methods for engineering change A Land Grid Array structure is enhanced with a flex film interposer that not only provides a Land Grid Array (LGA) electrical connection between a Multi-Chip Module (MCM) and the next level of integration such as a system board, but also provides a reliable means to... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360973 | Apparatus for mounting a drill on a pipe A V-shaped frame 102 is attached to a pipe 100 to be drilled. The frame may be used with larger pipes by attaching a removable extension plates 120 to the arms 104 106 of the V-shaped frame, thereby increasing the size of the recess betwe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360310 | Method for changing removable bearing for a wind turbine generator A wind generator having removable change-out bearings includes a rotor and a stator, locking bolts configured to lock the rotor and stator, a removable bearing sub-assembly having at least one shrunk-on bearing installed, and removable mounting bolts configured to e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357848 | Deheader valve installation system and method The present invention features an installation system for facilitating the installation and removal of a closure onto and from a pressure vessel, respectively. The installation system comprises a fixed support structure constructed proximate a pressure vessel; a car... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334316 | Method of sealing a generator stator bar and a stator bar end fitting A method of sealing a generator stator bar and a stator bar end fitting receiving the end including the steps of: brazing the fitting to the end of the stator bar with a braze material; applying a metallic barrier coating material to the end of the stator bar in the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331255 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331254 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328491 | Gate mate This specification discloses an apparatus for constructing a gate opening comprised of a spacing unit with a first end and a second end, means for expanding the spacing unit such that the distance between the first end and the second end may vary; means for locking ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325890 | Glove fitting device This invention provides a glove fitting device to be removably fitted to a hermetically closable cabinet for fitting a glove to the cabinet in a manner to allow the glove to be stretched into the cabinet, the glove fitting device including: a tubular container havin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311482 | Main shaft device and machine tool with the same An object of the invention is to provide a spindle apparatus which facilitates assembling and removing operations at the time of maintenance and which is low cost. In the invention, the diameter becomes smaller in the order of an inner peripheral diameter of an oute... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294428 | Method for reusing current collectors/distributors of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks The method for reusing current collectors/distributors is employed in an electrochemical generator (1, 20) comprising a multiplicity of elementary cells (2, 21) assembled in a filter-press configuration and comprising an array of conductive sheets (... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293706 | Centralized management of replacement vehicle labels A central labeling data (CLD) management system provides centralized management, assembly, and distribution of labeling data for use in generating replacement labels for damaged vehicles. For example, the CLD management system includes a database that stores label d... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290799 | Disposition introduced to hydropneumatic jack “DISPOSITION INTRODUCED TO HYDROPNEUMATIC JACK”, according to description of the report and the annexed illustrations, it is about a new disposition for a hydropneumatic device that is used to lift and support hauler and semi-haulers, whereby the device was desi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281308 | Methods of generator rotor removal in a combined-cycle stag application Support feet of a generator are mounted on foundation columns spaced laterally one from the other, with one column having a block in a recess for receiving the feet on one side of the generator. Guides on a radius and supported by the generator foundation extend thr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282153 | Method for removal of arsenic from water A method for removing arsenic from water by contacting water with a strong base anion exchange resin comprising at least one metal ion or metal-containing ion whose arsenate salt has a Ksp no greater than 10−5, provided that the metal is not ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278208 | Method of replacing an abradable portion on the casing on a turbojet fan A simple and low cost method of replacing an abradable portion on the fan casing of a turbojet includes an inside heating belt together with holding sectors therefor are put into place against the abradable portion, each holding sector including an inflatable bladde... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278193 | Device for coupling PCB sheet A device is provided for coupling (i) a PCB sheet, which includes a first PCB and a space formed after removing a defective PCB from the PCB sheet, with (ii) a replacement second PCB received in the space and has a connecting part spaced from a periphery of the spac... | 10/09/2007 |
