Patents Assigned to The Hannon Company
  • Patent number: 6907984
    Abstract: A motor mounting configuration for a roll out table reduces bearing wear and allows the motor of the roll out table to be quickly removed and reinstalled. A method for retrofitting a roll out table with a motor mount configuration that allows the motor to be quickly removed and reinstalled includes the use of a hold down element. In addition, the retrofit roll out table includes a bearing configuration designed to better withstand the harsh operating environment of the roll out table. Further, the improved roll out table includes a coupling between the motor and the roller shaft that allows for adjustability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: The Hannon Company
    Inventors: John W. Cespedes, Thomas E. Besco, Steven R. Harper, Jeffery A. Smith, Joseph A. Trescott, Timothy F. Hannon
  • Patent number: 5059913
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved arm sleeve testing apparatus and method of testing such tubular sleeves to determine whether any flaws or defects exist in their sidewalls which would permit the conduct of electrical current. The sleeves are sealed at their lower smaller ends by an inflatable sealing member which seals the inner sidewall surfaces in pressure-tight relation within a non-conductive cup-like member. The sleeves are mounted on a vertically-reciprocatable platform in vertical relation over an insulated tank containing a supply of conductive liquid. A second conductive liquid is introduced into the sleeve and an electrical current of predetermined magnitude is passed between the two liquids with the sleeve sidewalls therebetween. Any defects or flaws in the sidewalls permit electrical current flow which is detected by a visual signal or by an audible alarm indicating the sleeve is unsatisfactory for use in handling live power lines, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: The Hannon Company
    Inventors: Jack M. Nigro, Roy O. Wilson