Patents by Inventor Gary Senecal

Gary Senecal 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).

  • Spreader for separating turbine buckets on wheel
    Patent number: 6763560
    Abstract: A bucket spreading tool is disclosed for separating covers of adjacent turbine buckets, the tool includes: an arm for extending a head of the tool between adjacent turbine wheels and for positioning the head between the adjacent buckets of a wheel, wherein the head includes an attachment to an end of the arm and a forward portion having a front side surface shaped to engage a first bucket of said adjacent buckets, and a rear side surface shaped to engage a second bucket of said adjacent buckets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dwight McGee, Mike Tessier, Gary Senecal, Kiernan Francis Ryan
  • SPREADER FOR SEPARATING TURBINE BUCKETS ON WHEEL
    Publication number: 20040107554
    Abstract: A bucket spreading tool is disclosed for separating covers of adjacent turbine buckets, the tool includes: an arm for extending a head of the tool between adjacent turbine wheels and for positioning the head between the adjacent buckets of a wheel, wherein the head includes an attachment to an end of the arm and a forward portion having a front side surface shaped to engage a first bucket of said adjacent buckets, and a rear side surface shaped to engage a second bucket of said adjacent buckets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Dwight McGee, Mike Tessier, Gary Senecal, Kiernan Francis Ryan