Patents by Inventor David L. Rinde

David L. Rinde 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).

  • Plug for kinetic bonding procedure
    Patent number: 4762265
    Abstract: An exterior surface portion of a metal tube (30) is bonded to a surface portion of a bore (11) in a metal tubesheet (10) by detonating an explosive bonding charge (31) inside the tube (30) adjacent a front face (13) of the tubesheet (10). The bonding charge (31) consists of nitroguanidine, and is contained within a polypropylene container comprising a cup structure (21) and a header structure (22). The cup structure (21) forms a receptacle for the bonding charge (31), and positions the bonding charge (31) at the proper depth within the tube (30) to achieve the desired bonding effect. The header structure (22) overlies and shapes the bonding charge (31), and contains a transfer charge (44) and a firing charge (45) for initiating detonation of the bonding charge (31). A firing assembly for initiating detonations of firing charges (45) in tubes (30) arranged in a plurality of linear arrays comprises a corresponding plurality of firing rails (24) and an initiation rail (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Baird, Theodore J. Blechar, Leo V. B. Giladett, Reginald M. Horner, Gerald G. Prouty, David L. Rinde
  • Kinetically bonded tubes and tubesheet
    Patent number: 4527623
    Abstract: An exterior surface portion of a metal tube (30) is bonded to a surface portion of a bore (11) in a metal tubesheet (10) by detonating an explosive bonding charge (31) inside the tube (30) adjacent a front face (13) of the tubesheet (10). The bonding charge (31) consists of nitroguanidine, and is contained within a polypropylene container comprising a cup structure (21) and a header structure (22). The cup structure (21) forms a receptacle for the bonding charge (31), and positions the bonding charge (31) at the proper depth within the tube (30) to achieve the desired bonding effect. The header structure (22) overlies and shapes the bonding charge (31), and contains a transfer charge (44) and a firing charge (45) for initiating detonation of the bonding charge (31). A firing assembly for initiating detonations of firing charges (45) in tubes (30) arranged in a plurality of linear arrays comprises a corresponding plurality of firing rails (24) and an initiation rail (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1985
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Baird, Theodore J. Blechar, Leo V. B. Giladett, Reginald M. Horner, Gerald G. Prouty, David L. Rinde