Patents by Inventor Darren Friot

Darren Friot 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).

  • Combined stator wedge driver and bar jacking tool
    Patent number: 9973063
    Abstract: The present application provides a combined stator wedge driver and bar jacking tool for positioning a stator bar and a stator wedge into place along a slot of a stator core. The combined stator wedge driver and bar jacking tool may include a bar jacking tool to drive the stator bar into the slot and a stator wedge driver to drive the stator wedge on top of the stator bar in the slot. The bar jacking tool and the stator wedge driver extend from a common housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Darren Friot, David Robert Schumacher
  • Combined Stator Wedge Driver and Bar Jacking Tool
    Publication number: 20170104396
    Abstract: The present application provides a combined stator wedge driver and bar jacking tool for positioning a stator bar and a stator wedge into place along a slot of a stator core. The combined stator wedge driver and bar jacking tool may include a bar jacking tool to drive the stator bar into the slot and a stator wedge driver to drive the stator wedge on top of the stator bar in the slot. The bar jacking tool and the stator wedge driver extend from a common housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Darren Friot, David Robert Schumacher