Bedard, US
David M. Bedard, Coventry, RI US
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20100250380 | Fault Tolerant Lottery Communications Network, Device, System and Method - A versatile and highly reliable lottery communications system employs point-of-sale terminals that can be adapted to a plurality of network technologies and service providers. The point-of-sale terminals are provided with at least two network-agnostic connecting devices to enable fast configuration regardless of the intended deployment environment. The point-of-sale terminals can be adapted to connect with multiple wireless networks at the same time, multiple wireline networks at the same time, and/or at least one wireless network and at least one wireline network at the same time, with failover and fallback programming to ensure maximum uptime for lottery operators and retail distributors. | 09-30-2010 |
Fernand D. Bedard, Silver Spring, MD US
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20090189633 | SUPERCONDUCTIVE CROSSBAR SWITCH - A superconductor crossbar switch for connecting a plurality of inputs with a plurality of outputs, including a switching cell having an input, an output and a circuit for connecting the input with the output for bidirectionally transmitting data therebetween. The connection of the retaining and releasing circuitry of a plurality of cells enables the switch to simultaneously retain a selected cell or cells of a group of cells and disable the remaining cells of that group, whereby a subsequent query on a disabled cell is inoperative until the selected cell or cells is released. The crossbar switch is characterized by latency on the order of nanoseconds, a data rate per channel on the order of gigabits per second, essentially zero crosstalk, and detection of contention in nanoseconds or less and resolution of contention in nanoseconds or less. | 07-30-2009 |
20100176840 | SUPERCONDUCTIVE CROSSBAR SWITCH - A superconductor crossbar switch for connecting a plurality of inputs with a plurality of outputs, including a switching cell having an input, an output and a circuit for connecting the input with the output for bidirectionally transmitting data therebetween. The connection of the retaining and releasing circuitry of a plurality of cells enables the switch to simultaneously retain a selected cell or cells of a group of cells and disable the remaining cells of that group, whereby a subsequent query on a disabled cell is inoperative until the selected cell or cells is released. The crossbar switch is characterized by latency on the order of nanoseconds, a data rate per channel on the order of gigabits per second, essentially zero crosstalk, and detection of contention in nanoseconds or less and resolution of contention in nanoseconds or less. | 07-15-2010 |
Gerard Bedard, Manchester, NH US
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20090144015 | Apparatus And Method for Monitoring A Heating System - An apparatus and method for measuring the efficiency of a heating system in which the temperature of the flue, or stack, is measured during a heating cycle and data collected to show the elapsed time and maximum temperature achieved. This data is compared to predetermined limits and if the elapsed time and/or the maximum temperature exceeds the predetermined limits, an error message is generated that may be video, audio, and/or an email sent to a predetermined email address. Other statistics may be generated and temperature data from more than one heating cycle may be aggregated together. | 06-04-2009 |
Jeremy Bedard, Minneapolis, MN US
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20160032176 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Methods for treating subterranean wells in which the producing formation is a carbonate comprise preparing a treatment fluid comprising either: (a) an aqueous solution of a multivalent-cation reacting polymer; (b) a solution comprising a fatty acid and an ethanolamine; (c) an aqueous acidic solution of one or more compounds whose calcium salts are insoluble; or (d) an aqueous solution comprising urea or alkane derivatives thereof or both and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The treatment fluid is placed in the well such that the solution contacts the carbonate formation at a pressure lower than the fracturing pressure. The treatment fluid is allowed to react with the carbonate formation, thereby depositing a film onto the formation surface or part of the formation surface. Then an acid solution is placed in the well such that the acid contacts the carbonate formation at a pressure lower than the fracturing pressure. | 02-04-2016 |
20160032700 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Methods for treating subterranean wells in which the producing formation is a carbonate comprise preparing a treatment fluid comprising either: (a) an aqueous solution of a multivalent-cation reacting polymer; (b) a solution comprising a fatty acid and an ethanolamine; (c) an aqueous acidic solution of one or more compounds whose calcium salts are insoluble; or (d) an aqueous solution comprising urea or alkane derivatives thereof or both and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The treatment fluid is placed in the well such that the solution contacts the carbonate formation at a pressure higher than or equal to the fracturing pressure. The treatment fluid is allowed to react with the carbonate formation, thereby depositing a film onto the formation surface or parts of the formation surface. Then an acid solution is placed in the well such that the acid contacts the carbonate formation at a pressure higher than or equal to the fracturing pressure. | 02-04-2016 |
Kristin Bedard, Bellevue, WA US
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20110262482 | ANTI-VIRAL COMPOUNDS - Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway. | 10-27-2011 |
Kristin Bedard, Seattle, WA US
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20130035382 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035397 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway. | 02-07-2013 |
20130039887 | Methods of Identifying and Using Anti-Viral Compounds - Disclosed herein are methods for identifying compounds for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection and uses of the compounds as pharmaceutical compositions. The identified compounds modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells. | 02-14-2013 |
20130039944 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway. | 02-14-2013 |
20130039945 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway. | 02-14-2013 |
20130045229 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway. | 02-21-2013 |
20130336929 | METHODS AND CELLS FOR IDENTIFYING RIG-I PATHWAY REGULATORS - Disclosed herein are methods for identifying compounds for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection and uses of the compounds as pharmaceutical compositions. The identified compounds modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells. | 12-19-2013 |
Kristin M. Bedard, Bellevue, WA US
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20140199348 | Anti-Viral Compounds - Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway. | 07-17-2014 |
20150342932 | ANTI-VIRAL COMPOUNDS - Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway. | 12-03-2015 |
Krystin A. Bedard US
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20150079613 | ATYPICAL HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME BIOMARKER PROTEINS - The disclosure provides biomarker proteins, a change in the concentration or activity level of which are associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) or clinically meaningful treatment of aHUS with a complement inhibitor. Also provided are compositions and methods for interrogating the concentration and/or activity of one or more of the biomarker proteins in a biological fluid. The compositions and methods are useful for, among other things, evaluating risk for developing aHUS, diagnosing aHUS, determining whether a subject is experiencing the first acute presentation of aHUS, monitoring progression or abatement of aHUS, and/or monitoring response to treatment with a complement inhibitor or optimizing such treatment. | 03-19-2015 |
Louis Bedard, Leominster, MA US
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20100191319 | ATRAUMATIC STENT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends. | 07-29-2010 |
20120186420 | Atraumatic Stent and Method and Apparatus for making the same - A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends. | 07-26-2012 |
20130269506 | Atraumatic Stent and Method and Apparatus for making the same - A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends. | 10-17-2013 |
20140088688 | Atraumatic Stent and Method and Apparatus for making the same - A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends. | 03-27-2014 |
Patricia W. Bedard, Mansfield, MA US
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20090069564 | Methods and Compositions for Selectin Inhibition - The present invention relates to the field of anti-inflammatory substances, and more particularly to novel compounds that act as antagonists of the mammalian adhesion proteins known as selectins. In some embodiments, methods for treating selectin mediated disorders are provided which include administration of compound of Formula I: | 03-12-2009 |
20090076077 | Methods and Compositions for Selectin Inhibition - The present invention relates to the field of anti-inflammatory substances, and more particularly to novel compounds that act as antagonists of the mammalian adhesion proteins known as selecting. In some embodiments, methods for treating selectin mediated disorders are provided which include administration of compound of Formula I: | 03-19-2009 |
Patricia Ward Bedard, Foxboro, MA US
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20080242700 | Methods and Compositions for Selectin Inhibition - The present teachings relate to compounds of formula I: | 10-02-2008 |
20080255192 | Methods and Compositions for Selectin Inhibition - The present teachings relate to novel compounds of formula I: | 10-16-2008 |
Raynald Bedard, Prescott, AZ US
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20090319238 | SIMULATION SCORING SYSTEMS - Simulation scoring systems including software, methods of use, and related methods that provide for simulating and scoring of aircraft flight and other missions, particularly where such simulating is purely electronic and particularly where such scoring is objective and particularly where such scoring has a plurality of gradations, as to distinguish a plurality of skill levels. | 12-24-2009 |
Robert Bedard, Holden, MA US
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20130312363 | GARAGE DOOR TRACK BRACKET SHIM - A shim for providing extra space between a garage door track and a garage door wall. The shim may be mounted in between the garage door wall and a track bracket that supports the garage door track. The shim may be inserted prior to mounting the garage door track or after mounting the garage door track. The shim may include a screw guide slot so that a screw may secure the bracket and the shim to the garage wall. | 11-28-2013 |
Robert D. Bedard, Allen Park, MI US
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20140197657 | MULTIPLE CONTAINER HOLDER ASSEMBLY - A multiple container holder assembly is a convertible assembly having a base portion and an upper panel assembly. The base portion includes one or more container wells each adapted to support a container. The upper panel includes one or more retaining apertures each adapted to support a container. The base portion is disposed in a first portion of a bin housing and the upper panel assembly is slidably supported on the bin housing between first and second positions. In the first position the retaining apertures of the upper panel are configured to align with the container wells of the base portion. In the second position the retaining apertures of the upper panel are configured to be disposed over a second portion of the housing, such that when the upper panel is in the second position, the container wells and the retaining apertures are accessible for supporting a container. | 07-17-2014 |
20150336315 | GAS REMOVAL VACUUM SYSTEM FOR USE WITH MOLD-IN-COLOR TOOLING - An injection molding tool for molded-in-color injection molding is disclosed. The tool includes a first mold half that includes a mold cavity, a second molding half that includes a molding core, an ejector pin fluidly associated with the first mold half, and a gas removal vacuum system fluidly associated with the ejector pin. The first mold half and the second mold half meet at a parting line that is free of vents. In operation, the two halves are brought together, defining a mold cavity therebetween. The gas removal vacuum system is activated to remove any air that is trapped between the two halves. Once the trapped air has been removed, an article-forming, polymerizable resin is injected into the mold cavity. The gas removal vacuum system is again operated to remove gas generated by the polymerizable resin during the injection process. | 11-26-2015 |
Roland M. Bedard, Lindstrom, MN US
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20110020064 | SCREED DIE IR ABSORBTION COATING - The striper | 01-27-2011 |
20120121331 | SCREED DIE ADJUSTABLE LINE THICKNESS - An adjustable spacer plate ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120121332 | SHIFT BOX FOR SCREED BOX AND BEAD DISPENSER BOX DEPLOYMENT - A thermoplastic line striper has a shift box assembly ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120121333 | ADJUSTABLE FLOW RATE BEAD DISPENSER - A bead dispenser | 05-17-2012 |
20120128420 | SCREED DIE PIVOT REMOVAL SYSTEM - The screed box ( | 05-24-2012 |
20150352570 | FLUID SPRAYING DEVICE HOPPER QUICK DRAIN - In one example, a fluid spraying device includes a chassis, a plurality of wheels connected to the chassis, a spray tip assembly connected to the chassis, and a hopper mounted on the chassis. The hopper is in fluid communication with the spray tip assembly and is configured to be oriented in an upright draining position for draining fluid from the hopper. The hopper includes a bottom side, a top side opposite the bottom side and including an aperture configured to receive and drain the fluid, and a side wall extending at an obtuse angle away from the bottom side to the top side adjacent the aperture to facilitate draining of fluid when the hopper is in the upright draining position. | 12-10-2015 |
Roland M. Bedard, Forest Lake, MN US
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20130302091 | MOBILE APPLICATOR FOR THERMO PAVEMENT MARKING - A mobile thermoplastic applicator comprises a kettle, a main gas burner, a heat exchanger plenum, and a screed die box. The kettle has walls which define an interior space for melting thermoplastic. The main gas burner is situated beneath the kettle, and is configured to heat the kettle. The heat exchanger plenum is situated inside the thermoplastic kettle and is configured to subdivide the interior space and circulate heated air from the main gas burner. The screed die box is configured to receive molten thermoplastic from the kettle and deposit that molten thermoplastic on a surface. | 11-14-2013 |
Ronald L. Bedard, Westminster, MA US
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20120280732 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VOLTAGE SWING AND DUTY CYCLE ADJUSTMENT - Described herein are an apparatus, system, and method for compensating voltage swing and duty cycle of a signal on an input-output (I/O) pad of a processor by adjusting the voltage swing and duty cycle of the signal. The apparatus comprises a driver to transmit a signal on an I/O pad, the signal on the I/O pad having a voltage swing and a duty cycle; and an adjustment unit, coupled to the driver, to receive the signal from the I/O pad transmitted by the driver and to generate voltage swing and duty cycle control signals for adjusting the voltage swing and duty cycle of the signal on the I/O pad respectively. Described herein is also an analog-to-digital (A2D) converter for measuring and/or calibrating various signal attributes including current, voltage, and time. | 11-08-2012 |
20140085123 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VOLTAGE SWING AND DUTY CYCLE ADJUSTMENT - Described herein are an apparatus, system, and method for compensating voltage swing and duty cycle of a signal on an input-output (I/O) pad of a processor by adjusting the voltage swing and duty cycle of the signal. The apparatus comprises a driver to transmit a signal on an I/O pad, the signal on the I/O pad having a voltage swing and a duty cycle; and an adjustment unit, coupled to the driver, to receive the signal from the I/O pad transmitted by the driver and to generate voltage swing and duty cycle control signals for adjusting the voltage swing and duty cycle of the signal on the I/O pad respectively. Described herein is also an analog-to-digital (A2D) converter for measuring and/or calibrating various signal attributes including current, voltage, and time. | 03-27-2014 |
Thomas Bedard, Ringwood, NJ US
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20110262330 | ALKANOLAMINE-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION SOLUTIONS WITH REDUCED CORROSIVITY - An aqueous carbon dioxide-absorbent solution comprising at least one alkanolamine and at least one quaternary ammonium salt is disclosed. A method of recovering carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide-containing gaseous mixture and a method of reducing metal corrosion in an alkanolamine-based exhaust gas treating process are also disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
Thomas C. Bedard, Williamsport, PA US
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20110100512 | Quaternary Ammonium Salts as a Conversion Coating or Coating Enhancement - Disclosed are quaternary ammonium salts containing non-halogen anions such as carbonates, bicarbonates, phosphates, glycolates and mixtures thereof as conversion coatings or additives imparting anti-corrosive properties to paints. The invention relates to a method for inhibiting the corrosion of metal surfaces by applying a composition containing one or more quaternary ammonium carbonate or bicarbonate. The disclosure is also directed to anti-corrosive coatings for metal substrates containing these compounds and to metal substrates having these anticorrosive coatings. | 05-05-2011 |
Thomas C. Bedard, Ringwood, NJ US
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20130126047 | QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALTS AS A CONVERSION COATING OR COATING ENHANCEMENT - Disclosed are quaternary ammonium salts containing non-halogen anions such as carbonates, bicarbonates, phosphates, glycolates and mixtures thereof as conversion coatings or additives imparting anti-corrosive properties to paints. The invention relates to a method for inhibiting the corrosion of metal surfaces by applying a composition containing one or more quaternary ammonium carbonate or bicarbonate. The disclosure is also directed to anti-corrosive coatings for metal substrates containing these compounds and to metal substrates having these anticorrosive coatings. | 05-23-2013 |
Tim Bedard, East Hampton, CT US
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20100101065 | Diffuser Case Removal Apparatus and Method - A method and apparatus is provided for removing a centrifugal compressor diffuser case from a turbofan gas turbine engine case which may be used while the engine is installed on an aircraft or when the engine has been removed from the aircraft. The tool includes movable gripping members at least one force member for exerting a pushing action on the engine structure on which the diffuser case is mounted the method includes gripping a peripheral portion of the diffuser case and applying an axial pushing force on the case relative to the engine case to thereby overcome an interference fit between the diffuser case and the engine case. | 04-29-2010 |
20130276285 | DIFFUSER CASE REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus is provided for removing a centrifugal compressor diffuser case from a turbofan gas turbine engine case which may be used while the engine is installed on an aircraft or when the engine has been removed from the aircraft. The tool includes movable gripping members at least one force member for exerting a pushing action on the engine structure on which the diffuser case is mounted the method includes gripping a peripheral portion of the diffuser case and applying an axial pushing force on the case relative to the engine case to thereby overcome an interference fit between the diffuser case and the engine case. | 10-24-2013 |
Timothy S. Bedard, Sewickley, PA US
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20120241503 | TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATORS - A two-part tissue thickness compensator assembly can include a first tissue thickness compensator configured to be positioned relative to an anvil of a surgical stapler, a second tissue thickness compensator configured to be positioned relative to a staple cartridge of the surgical stapler, and a hinge connecting the first tissue thickness compensator to the second tissue thickness compensator. The first and/or second tissue thickness compensators may include additional engagement features, such as a raised ridge that engages a slot in the anvil and/or the staple cartridge. In certain embodiments, the first and/or second tissue thickness compensators may include an encasement that contains a suitable biologic agent. An end effector assembly may be provided for attachment to a surgical instrument that includes, for example, a staple cartridge, an anvil, a first tissue thickness compensator positioned on the anvil, and a second tissue thickness compensator positioned on the staple cartridge. | 09-27-2012 |
20140035762 | Providing Near Real Time Feedback To A User Of A Surgical Instrument - A process and system are disclosed for downloading sensor data, stored in a memory device of a surgical cutting and fastening instrument, to an external or remote computer device. The process may involve storing data from one or more sensors of a surgical cutting and fastening instrument in a memory device of a control unit of the surgical cutting and fastening instrument during a surgical procedure involving the surgical cutting and fastening instrument. During the surgical procedure, the data may be transmitted to a local wireless communication device that is then transmitted to a central database for data analysis. Feedback is then communicated from the central database to a user of the surgical device via the local wireless communication device. | 02-06-2014 |
20140175150 | Providing Near Real Time Feedback To A User of A Surgical Instrument - A process and system are disclosed for downloading sensor data, stored in a memory device of a surgical cutting and fastening instrument, to an external or remote computer device. The process may involve storing data from one or more sensors of a surgical cutting and fastening instrument in a memory device of a control unit of the surgical cutting and fastening instrument during a surgical procedure involving the surgical cutting and fastening instrument. During the surgical procedure, the data may be transmitted to a local wireless communication device that is then transmitted to a central database for data analysis. Feedback is then communicated from the central database to a user of the surgical device via the local wireless communication device. | 06-26-2014 |
20140239043 | DISTAL TIP FEATURES FOR END EFFECTOR OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An apparatus comprises a body, a shaft, and an end effector that is operable to compress, staple, and cut tissue. The end effector comprises and anvil and a cartridge. A longitudinal axis intersects the distal tip of the anvil when the anvil is in a closed position. The cartridge defines a sight line extending along a distal surface of the cartridge from a first side of the cartridge toward the anvil. The first side of the cartridge is opposite to the anvil. The distal surface of the cartridge is neither parallel to nor perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The sight line intersects the longitudinal axis near the distal tip when the anvil is in the closed position. A segment of the sight line and a segment the longitudinal axis define an angle θ. The angle θ is larger than 90°. | 08-28-2014 |
Tim R. Bedard, Rocky Hill, CT US
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20150192034 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CENTERING BEARING COMPARTMENTS - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for dressing centering a bearing compartment in a gas turbine engine. A nut may be inserted through an outer case of a gas turbine engine. The nut may be coupled to a strut which centers a bearing compartment. The nut may be rotated to achieve a desired tension on the strut to center the bearing compartment. A retaining plate comprising a collar may be positioned over the nut. A swaging tool comprising a swaging ramp may be positioned over the nut. The swaging tool may be forced against the retaining plate using a draw-in bolt. The swaging ramp may contact the collar and form indentations in the collar to lock the nut in place. | 07-09-2015 |
William M. Bedard, Tolland, CT US
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20110194941 | CO-CURED SHEATH FOR COMPOSITE BLADE - A method of forming a composite blade having a sheath on a portion of the blade by placing the dry composite blade and sheath in a mold, adding a resin, and curing the resin to integrally bond the blade to the metal sheath. The portion of the blade having the sheath bonded thereto may be at least one of the leading edge, the tip and the trailing edge of the blade. | 08-11-2011 |