Patents by Inventor Keith R. Spencer

Keith R. Spencer 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: 5788357
    Abstract: A mirror assembly including a semitransparent mirror which passes about 1% to about 8% of a broad band of visible light, and which reflects about 35% to about 58% of a broad band of visible light. A light assembly is positioned adjacent to the semitransparent mirror and emits visible light which is passed by the semitransparent mirror. The luminous intensity of the mirror assembly being about 2 to about 20 candelas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: K. W. Muth Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Muth, Keith R. Spencer
  • Patent number: 5361190
    Abstract: A mirror assembly is disclosed which includes a dichroic mirror which allows a predetermined narrow spectral band to pass through the mirror and be seen from a position forward of the mirror, and which further reflects a broad spectral band of light which originates from a direction forward of the mirror; a light source is positioned rearwardly of the mirror and emits light in the predetermined narrow spectral band passed by the dichroic mirror; and an electronic circuit is provided which is operable to step up, or step down the voltage supplied to the light source thereby maintaining a constant voltage source which is utilized to energize the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: K. W. Muth Co. Inc.
    Inventors: John K. Roberts, Keith R. Spencer
  • Patent number: 5315089
    Abstract: Both a system and a method for converting two AGTAW welders into a AGMAW welder is provided. The system generally comprises a MIG weldhead for replacing the TIG weldhead of one of the AGTAW welders, a pulser multiplier circuit for increasing the frequency of the power supply output current from 10 to between 300 and 800 pulses per second, and a wire feed motor and motor control circuit capable of feeding weld wire at a rate compatible with a AGMAW welding operation. In the method of the invention, the control circuit assembly of one of the AGTAW welders is connected in parallel to the power supplies of both of the two AGTAW welders, and the outputs of these power supplies are likewise connected in parallel. The TIG weldhead of one of the AGTAW welders is replaced with the MIG weldhead, and the pulser multiplier circuit is selectively connected to the current pulser of the single control circuit assembly which controls both power supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Travis K. Hughes, Glenn W. Campbell, Charles E. Burgoon, John B. Gossett, Keith R. Spencer
  • Patent number: 5019325
    Abstract: A method for removing and installing a control rod drive from a drive housing mounted in the vessel of a boiling water reactor. The method comprises having a carriage supported by and movable along the service rails normally present in the undervessel cavity, and a cradle pivotally connected to the carriage and having a length substantially less than the length of a control rod drive. The pivot point between the cradle and the carriage is chosen such that the length of the carriage is subsumed within the length of the cradle when the cradle is pivoted into a horizontal position. The pivoting movement is accomplished by means of a hydraulic cylinder connected between the upwardly swinging end of the cradle. The carriage includes a lifting and lowering mechanism formed by the combination of a leadscrew drive and a hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Richard C. Larson, Keith R. Spencer, Don P. Alercia, Horst Kwech, Thomas J. Litka, Guy J. Ford
  • Patent number: 4973443
    Abstract: A system for removing and installing a control rod drive from a drive housing mounted in the vessel of a boiling water reactor. The system comprises a carriage supported by and movable along the service rails normally present in the undervessel cavity, and a cradle pivotally connected to the carriage and having a length substantially less than the length of a control rod drive. The pivot point between the cradle and the carriage is chosen such that the length of the carriage is subsumed within the length of the cradle when the cradle is pivoted into a horizontal position. The pivoting movement is accomplished by means of a hydraulic cylinder connected between one end of the carriage, and the upwardly-swinging end of the cradle. The cradle includes a lifting and lowering mechanism formed by the combination of a leadscrew drive and a hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Richard C. Larson, Keith R. Spencer, Don P. Alercia, Horst Kwech, Thomas J. Litka, Guy J. Ford
  • Patent number: D363920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: K. W. Muth Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John K. Roberts, Keith R. Spencer