Patents by Inventor Mark William Fischer

Mark William Fischer 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 and system for ripple-spring compression assessment
    Patent number: 7418858
    Abstract: A method and system for directly measuring the compression of a ripple spring (23) in a dynamoelectric machine through a corresponding wedge (27). A compression-assessment tool (3) is provided that includes a carriage (32) for supporting a proximity sensor (34). The carriage (32) enables the proximity sensor (34) to be passed over the length of the ripple spring (23), which produces an output signal that is representative of the compression of the ripple spring (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark William Fischer, Hans Diebäcker, Harry L. Sill, Philip M. Arbogast
  • Electromagnetic stator insulation flaw detector
    Patent number: 6791351
    Abstract: An electromagnetic generator inspection system that employs a plurality of excitation frequencies and comprises one or more pickup coils that monitor a portion of the interior of a stator core to provide an output that identifies the location, severity and radial depth of any flaw in the insulation covering the laminations that are monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: Mark William Fischer, James William Shelton, Michael J. Metala
  • Electromagnetic stator insulation flaw detector
    Publication number: 20040000923
    Abstract: An electromagnetic generator inspection system that employs a plurality of excitation frequencies and comprises one or more pickup coils that monitor a portion of the interior of a stator core to provide an output that identifies the location, severity and radial depth of any flaw in the insulation covering the laminations that are monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Mark William Fischer, James William Shelton, Michael J. Metala
  • Remote spray coating of nuclear cross-under piping
    Patent number: 6508413
    Abstract: A machine (10) that can clean and spray coat the inside of a hollow pipe (14) can contain a support bar (16) and associated motors (6 and 8) with a moveable carriage (12) which mounts a thermal spray coating device (28) and/or an abrasion cleaning/profiling head (30) where a programmable controller external to the pipe is capable of controlling the motors (6 and 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: James Alan Bauer, George Franklin Dailey, Mark William Fischer, Dwight Owen Willaman, Michael J. Metala
  • Remote spray coating of nuclear cross-under piping
    Publication number: 20020003173
    Abstract: A machine (10) that can clean and spray coat the inside of a hollow pipe (14) can contain a support bar (16) and associated motors (6 and 8) with a moveable carriage (12) which mounts a thermal spray coating device (28) and/or an abrasion cleaning/profiling head (30) where a programmable controller external to the pipe is capable of controlling the motors (6 and 8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Applicant: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: James Alan Bauer, George Franklin Dailey, Mark William Fischer, Dwight Owen Willaman, Michael J. Metala