Patents by Inventor Richard A. Valachovic

Richard A. Valachovic 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).

  • Space block control means for dynamoelectric machine
    Patent number: 4710664
    Abstract: A control device, such as a U-shaped member including opposingly directed tab projections connected to the upstanding arms of the member may be coupled to a space block of a dynamoelectric machine for limiting motion, especially inward radial motion, of the block. In one embodiment, the space block has a groove for forming a portion of a keyway between the space block and a flange and the tabs of the member are disposed in the keyway radially outward a key which is dimensionally smaller than the groove, so that the tabs abut a sidewall of the groove, thereby limiting motion of the block when the key contacts the tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederick E. Cox, Frederick J. Rink, Jr., Richard A. Valachovic