Patents by Inventor Roy Reinertsen

Roy Reinertsen 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).

  • Braze/weld manipulator and method of manipulating nozzles
    Publication number: 20070234549
    Abstract: A manipulator assembly for supporting and manipulating a nozzle segment, for example of a gas turbine or a steam turbine. The assembly includes a vertical support member and a horizontal support member. The vertical support member is mounted for selective vertical displacement relative to a base and the horizontal support member is operatively coupled at a proximal end thereof to the vertical support member so as to be vertically displaced therewith and so as to be pivotable about a vertical axis of the vertical support member. A nozzle segment fixture is operatively coupled to a distal end of the horizontal support member for selectively supporting and manipulating a nozzle segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Graham Sherlock, Paul Kalmar, Roy Reinertsen