Patents by Inventor Richard Swartout

Richard Swartout 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 and system for measuring wedge tightness
    Publication number: 20050284241
    Abstract: A method for measuring wedge tightness in an electromechanical device includes providing a top ripple spring that includes a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion, positioning the top ripple spring at least partially within a stator slot defined within the electromechanical device, mapping a profile of the top ripple spring, and using the mapped profile to determine the wedge tightness in the electromechanical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Swartout, Leonard Pezzano