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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7112909 | Method and system for measuring wedge tightness A method for measuring wedge tightness in an electromechanical device includes providing a top ripple spring that includes a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion, positioning the top ripple spring at least partially within a stator slot defined within the... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6943470 | Air gap baffle assembly for gas-cooled turbine generator and method of installing A gas-cooled turbine generator includes a rotor having baffles arranged in rings and defining a plurality of gas cooling zones. A stator core has stator slots in a bore in which the rotor is received. A plurality of air gap baffle assemblies are arranged in segmente... | 09/13/2005 |
| 5760593 | Gap measurement device This invention provides a device for capacitively measuring the distance to an object, which comprises an electrode that will couple capacitively with the object, a shield that surrounds the electrode and is electrically isolated from the electrode by mea... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5199181 | Electric motor brush alignment tool An electric motor brush alignment tool for aligning brushes to 180° orientation from each other, for motors having brush holding brackets which include hollow channels. The brushes are positioned at inner ends of the hollow channels. The tool includes pi... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5020234 | Prober for testing generator stator wedge tightness with rotor in place Apparatus for measuring ripple spring deflection to determine stator wedge tightness in an electric generator without removing the rotor includes a low profile carriage insertable in the gap between the rotor and stator. A probe is aligned longitudinally ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5012684 | Load deflection testing apparatus for generator slot wedges and ripple springs Method and apparatus for measuring the tightness of generator stator slot wedges and ripple springs with the rotor still in place. A wedge block having a hydraulic cylinder disposed therein is installed within the upper of a pair of parallel grooves in th... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4748739 | Alignment tool An apparatus for use as an alignment and centering tool for providing a fixed spatial alignment between a rotor and a stator, including a base member and at least one finger member fixedly secured to the base member and extending generally therefrom. The ... | 06/07/1988 |
