Patents by Inventor Wilbert Rethage

Wilbert Rethage 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).

  • Virtual-tight-wire system for assembly and repair of rotary machinery
    Publication number: 20050068521
    Abstract: A virtual-tight-wire system is provided for determining a centerline in a large rotary machine (10). The virtual-tight-wire system includes a columnar light source (30) that is positioned at one end of the rotary machine (10). A columnar beam of light (32) is emitted from the light source (30) toward light receivers (26) in a first and second centering tool (24). The beam of light (32) is adjusted to impact the center of the light receivers (26). Once the beam (32) has been aligned, the beam acts as a virtual tight-wire for identifying a centerline of the rotary machine (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Waheed Abbasi, Wilbert Rethage