Patents by Inventor David K. Meisenhelter

David K. Meisenhelter 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 of manufacturing a tubular support structure
    Patent number: 8056229
    Abstract: A method and apparatus particularly suited to the manufacture and assembly of cage-like, substantially cylindrical structures made of long, slender tubular components which, by themselves, are not self-supporting, employs an exo-skeleton structure to assemble cage-like, tubular structures in pie-shaped, longitudinal segments while in a horizontal or vertical position utilizing longitudinal or circumferential attachments. The apparatus comprises at least two segments which permit construction of subassemblies of the cage-like, tubular structure and their transportation, if necessary, to a remote site where they may be finally assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignees: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Rickey A. Wilson, Ross G. Robinson, David K. Meisenhelter, James L. Barkan, Harry E. Hillegass
  • Polygon Tumble Assembler
    Publication number: 20080128580
    Abstract: A method and apparatus particularly suited to the manufacture and assembly of cage-like, substantially cylindrical structures made of long, slender tubular components which, by themselves, are not self-supporting, employs an exo-skeleton structure to assemble cage-like, tubular structures in pie-shaped, longitudinal segments while in a horizontal or vertical position utilizing longitudinal or circumferential attachments. The apparatus comprises at least two segments which permit construction of subassemblies of the cage-like, tubular structure and their transportation, if necessary, to a remote site where they may be finally assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Rickey A. Wilson, Ross Gornon Robinson, David K. Meisenhelter, James L. Barkan, Harry E. Hillegass