Patents by Inventor Chad A. Selch

Chad A. Selch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for straightening an eccentric shaft
    Patent number: 7188497
    Abstract: A method for straightening an eccentric shaft (100, 501) by engaging fillets (201, 601) adjacent an element (101, 509) of the shaft with angled rollers (303, 703), rotating the shaft and selectively applying a compressive rolling force (301, 709) during only a portion of the rotation into the fillets (201, 601) of the shaft through the rollers (303, 703), which results in straightening the crankshaft (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Ramon A. Mella, Chad A. Selch
  • Method for straightening an eccentric shaft
    Publication number: 20060225478
    Abstract: A method for straightening an eccentric shaft (100, 501) by engaging fillets (201, 601) adjacent an element (101, 509) of the shaft with angled rollers (303, 703), rotating the shaft and selectively applying a compressive rolling force (301, 709) during only a portion of the rotation into the fillets (201, 601) of the shaft through the rollers (303, 703), which results in straightening the crankshaft (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Ramon Mella, Chad Selch