Patents Examined by John Becker
  • Method for manufacturing of fuel nozzle floating collar
    Patent number: 7543383
    Abstract: A floating collar is metal injected moulded with an excess portion intended to be separated, such as by shearing, from the reminder of the moulded floating collar to leave a chamfer thereon and/or remove injection marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Bhawan B. Patel, Lorin Markarian, Melissa Despres
  • Drill chuck
    Patent number: 7520512
    Abstract: A drill chuck with an impacting structure that may be selectively employed to drive the jaws of the chuck into further engagement with or out of engagement with a bit. The chuck is configured so as to be capable of generating relatively high torques in a loosening direction so as to ensure that the bit can be removed from the jaws of the chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Campbell, Warren A. Ceroll, Daniel Puzio
  • Method for repairing structural cracks
    Patent number: 7513024
    Abstract: A crack repair method includes forming a pair of holes into a surface of a structural workpiece on opposite sides of the crack, forming a slot into the surface of the structural workpiece to connect the holes on opposite sides of a crack, installing the cammed drawbolt assembly into the holes and slot, drawing said crack closed by actuating the cammed drawbolt assembly into a closed position and securing the drawbolt into the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey Stanley Keller