Christopher M Thompson

US Patent:

7481135, Jan 27, 2009

Filed:

Jul 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/881879

Inventors:

Michael D. Schoenbeck - Lake Orion MI, US
David T. Ross - Beach Park IL, US
Christopher D. Thompson - Franklin WI, US
Jeffery H. Hoff - Salem WI, US

Assignee:

Snap-on Incorporated - Kenosha WI

International Classification:

B25B 23/16

US Classification:

811777, 811778, 161101, 16900

Abstract:

A hand tool includes a head that is adjustable to a plurality of positions. The head is pivotally mounted to a tool body at a pivot axis. A bearing structure is attached at the pivot axis by a hub or fastener, about which the head may be adjusted. An actuator is positioned between the body and the head and acts to lock the head in a predetermined position with respect to the tool body. A plurality of radial slots are provided on a cavity or a bearing structure and receive the actuator in order to lock the tool head in a predetermined position relative to the tool body. The adjustable head allows for the tool to be manipulated to engage fasteners in hard to reach areas and also allow an operator to apply extra torque to the fastener.

US Patent:

20190277157, Sep 12, 2019

Filed:

Mar 7, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/914419

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Andrew Michael Tompkins - Cincinnati OH, US
Andrew Michael Watson - Cincinnati OH, US
Philip Joseph Ogston - Cincinnati OH, US
Christopher Michael Thompson - West Chester OH, US

International Classification:

F01D 21/14
F01D 25/16
F01D 21/00
G01H 9/00
F16C 19/10

Abstract:

Rotor thrust balancing systems for turbomachines and methods of using the same are generally disclosed. For example, a rotor thrust balancing system for a turbomachine, wherein the turbomachine defines a centerline extending the length of the turbomachine. The system includes a rotating drive shaft, a thrust bearing, and a first waveguide sensor. The rotating drive shaft couples a turbine section and a compressor section of the turbomachine. The thrust bearing supports the rotating drive shaft of the turbomachine. The thrust bearing includes a plurality of ball bearings, an inner race coupled to the rotating drive shaft, and an outer race coupled to a fixed structure. The first waveguide sensor is coupled to the outer race at a first end of the waveguide sensor. The waveguide sensor communicates a vibrational frequency from the thrust bearing to a second end of the waveguide sensor.

US Patent:

20140182264, Jul 3, 2014

Filed:

Sep 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/876863

Inventors:

Robert Harold Weisgerber - Loveland OH, US
Kurt David Murrow - Liberty Township OH, US
Michael Jay Epstein - Mason OH, US
Nicholas Dinsmore - Cincinnati OH, US
Samuel Jacob Martin - Cincinnati OH, US
Randy M. Vondrell - Sharonville OH, US
Christopher Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Craig Gonyou - West Chester OH, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F02C 7/22

US Classification:

60 3919

Abstract:

A gas turbine propulsion system includes a system which utilizes a cryogenic liquid fuel for a non-combustion function.