Patents by Inventor David C. Carlsen

David C. Carlsen 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).

  • Patent number: 4616498
    Abstract: A rotopeening apparatus comprising a plurality of peening spindles, a rotary and orbital drive assembly coupled to the spindles, and an oscillatory drive means for reciprocating the spindles within the interior of an array of tubes is disclosed herein. Each peening spindle includes a rotatable mandrel connected to at least one peening flapper, as well as means for orbiting the mandrel peening flapper around the longitudinal axis of the tube. The rotary and orbital drive assembly includes an orbital driveshaft and a rotary driveshaft which are concentrically disposed with respect to one another and are detachably connectable to the rotatable and orbital mandrel of the peening spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Bruce W. Bevilacqua, Ralph W. Klug, David C. Carlsen, Dennis J. Dinucci