Patents by Inventor George I. Allen, IV

George I. Allen, IV 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).

  • Balance Test Indexing Tool for Balance-Testing a Rotor
    Publication number: 20130333468
    Abstract: A balance test indexing tool for use in a balance testing machine to assist a user in testing unbalance in a rotor. The tool includes a rotor mount face disposed on the rotor being tested. The rotor mount face may be machined in a surface of the rotor or provided in a separate rotor mount temporarily fixed to the rotor. The tool also includes a rotor mount receiver configured to receive the rotor mount face in the balance testing machine. The rotor mount face and rotor mount receiver are configured to provide an indexing coupling that allows the rotor to be readily indexed to any of a plurality of index positions for unbalance testing in the testing machine. The tool allows multiple balancing runs to be made with relatively little effort needed to re-index the rotor. In some embodiments the tool includes a kinematic coupling that provides highly accurate and repeatable indexing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Moscow Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Anderson S. Leveille, IV, George I. Allen, IV
  • Balance test indexing tool for balance-testing a rotor
    Patent number: 8539831
    Abstract: A balance test indexing tool for use in a balance testing machine to assist a user in testing unbalance in a rotor. The tool includes a rotor mount face disposed on the rotor being tested. The rotor mount face may be machined in a surface of the rotor or provided in a separate rotor mount temporarily fixed to the rotor. The tool also includes a rotor mount receiver configured to receive the rotor mount face in the balance testing machine. The rotor mount face and rotor mount receiver are configured to provide an indexing coupling that allows the rotor to be readily indexed to any of a plurality of index positions for unbalance testing in the testing machine. The tool allows multiple balancing runs to be made with relatively little effort needed to re-index the rotor. In some embodiments the tool includes a kinematic coupling that provides highly accurate and repeatable indexing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Moscow Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: George I Allen, IV, Anderson S Leveille
  • Balance test indexing tool for balance-testing a rotor
    Patent number: 8429968
    Abstract: A balance test indexing tool for use in a balance testing machine to assist a user in testing unbalance in a rotor. The tool includes a rotor mount that is temporarily affixed to the rotor being tested. The tool also includes a rotor mount receiver configured to receive the rotor mount and the rotor in the balance testing machine. The rotor mount and rotor mount receiver are configured to provide an indexing coupling that allows the rotor to be readily indexed to any of a plurality of index positions for unbalance testing in the testing machine. The tool allows multiple balancing runs to be made with relatively little effort needed to re-index the rotor. In some embodiments the tool includes a kinematic coupling that provides highly accurate and repeatable indexing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Moscow Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: George I Allen, IV, Anderson S Leveille
  • Balance Test Indexing Tool for Balance-Testing a Rotor
    Publication number: 20110252885
    Abstract: A balance test indexing tool for use in a balance testing machine to assist a user in testing unbalance in a rotor. The tool includes a rotor mount face disposed on the rotor being tested. The rotor mount face may be machined in a surface of the rotor or provided in a separate rotor mount temporarily fixed to the rotor. The tool also includes a rotor mount receiver configured to receive the rotor mount face in the balance testing machine. The rotor mount face and rotor mount receiver are configured to provide an indexing coupling that allows the rotor to be readily indexed to any of a plurality of index positions for unbalance testing in the testing machine. The tool allows multiple balancing runs to be made with relatively little effort needed to re-index the rotor. In some embodiments the tool includes a kinematic coupling that provides highly accurate and repeatable indexing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicants: Moscow Mills, Inc., Vibration Solutions North, LLC
    Inventors: George I. Allen, IV, Anderson S. Leveille
  • Balance Test Indexing Tool for Balance-Testing a Rotor
    Publication number: 20110083505
    Abstract: A balance test indexing tool for use in a balance testing machine to assist a user in testing unbalance in a rotor. The tool includes a rotor mount that is temporarily affixed to the rotor being tested. The tool also includes a rotor mount receiver configured to receive the rotor mount and the rotor in the balance testing machine. The rotor mount and rotor mount receiver are configured to provide an indexing coupling that allows the rotor to be readily indexed to any of a plurality of index positions for unbalance testing in the testing machine. The tool allows multiple balancing runs to be made with relatively little effort needed to re-index the rotor. In some embodiments the tool includes a kinematic coupling that provides highly accurate and repeatable indexing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: George I. Allen, IV, Anderson S. Leveille