Patents by Inventor W. R. Hugh Fife

W. R. Hugh Fife 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).

  • Bracket assembly having a plurality of plates for a dynamoelectric machine
    Patent number: 6906440
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for a dynamoelectric machine includes a base plate and a bracket support assembly. The bracket support assembly includes a first end plate, a second end plate and a support member connected to at least one support plate. The bracket support assembly reinforces the bracket assembly and provides a configuration effectively achieving a desired natural frequency which is unlikely to be excited in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: W. R. Hugh Fife
  • Method and apparatus for separating electrical runout from mechanical runout
    Patent number: 6741074
    Abstract: A method for separating electrical runout from mechanical runout includes positioning at least one position probe against a rotating part, positioning at least one proximity probe adjacent the rotating part, and calculating an electrical runout based on measurements obtained from the position probe and the proximity probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark John DeBlock, W. R. Hugh Fife
  • Method and apparatus for separating electrical runout from mechanical runout
    Publication number: 20030164699
    Abstract: A method for separating electrical runout from mechanical runout includes positioning at least one position probe against a rotating part, positioning at least one proximity probe adjacent the rotating part, and calculating an electrical runout based on measurements obtained from the position probe and the proximity probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Mark John DeBlock, W. R. Hugh Fife