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Challis Avery King, Florence, SC US
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20160000485 | BONE ANCHOR LOCKING DEVICE - A bone anchor locking device for receiving a bone anchor having a shank and an enlarged head, the device has a bone anchor, a dome and a conical split washer. The receiving portion has a base extending radially outward and inwardly to a wall. The dome has a center aperture sized to pass a bone anchor. The split washer has an inner conical surface sloped to slide and expand against at least a portion of the base on insertion of a bone anchor to allow a maximum diameter of a head of a bone anchor to pass and thereafter the split washer retracts overlying the maximum diameter of the head to prevent a bone anchor from backing out. | 01-07-2016 |
Danny C. King, Anderson, SC US
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20090266330 | Monolithic Block and Valve Train for a Four-Stroke Engine - A cylinder crankcase for a four-stroke engine is disclosed. The cylinder crankcase includes a cylinder head, cylinder block, and crankcase which are monolithic. A half-crank crankshaft bears in a crank arm, which is included in the crankcase. The cylinder crankcase includes a belt driven valve train and crank arm that includes a pocket containing a crank gear attached to the crankshaft for driving the belt. | 10-29-2009 |
20100006076 | Breather System for a Four Stroke Engine - A breather system for an engine used to vent combustion, or blow-by, gases. The breather system has an axial breather passage disposed within a camshaft of the engine. A radial opening is in fluid communication with the axial breather passage. A valve is positioned within the radial opening in order to prevent oil from entering the axial breather passage when the engine is not in operation. | 01-14-2010 |
David C. King, Lexington, SC US
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20110037211 | Counter culture corner cutter (C4 corner cutter, for short) - A board wargaming hobbyist's tool constructed of .22-.25″ thick plexiglass, consisting of two 1″×¾″ beveled flanges glued on a 1-½″ square base. Either a self-adhesive felt or high-density foam piece is affixed to the bottom to provide scratch protection and to add color to the piece (not part of functionality). When used with a hobby knife it allows up to 10 cardboard counters (square game pieces) to be stacked with ragged corners protruding through the bevels, so that they can be trimmed off quickly and consistently. This greatly decreases preparation time of game pieces. | 02-17-2011 |
20130152756 | Jig for Trimming Counter Corners - A board war gaming hobbyist's jig for trimming the corners of game counters consists of two 1″×¾″ beveled flanges glued onto a 1½″ square, clear plastic base so that they are at right angles, spaced-apart and with their beveled edges laying in the same plane. A felt or high-density foam backing is adhered to the bottom of the base to provide scratch protection and to add color to the piece, if desired. Counters may be stacked and their aligned corners pushed into the corner defined by the two spaced-apart flanges. The corners of the counters may be trimmed by sliding the blade of a hobby knife against the beveled edges of the flanges. The present jig enables the rough corners of the counters to be trimmed quickly, neatly and consistently. | 06-20-2013 |
Eric William King, Simpsonville, SC US
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20100186416 | FLOW CONDITIONER FOR USE IN GAS TURBINE COMPONENT IN WHICH COMBUSTION OCCURS - A gas turbine component in which combustion occurs. The gas turbine component includes a liner, including a first surface facing a first space and a second surface facing a second space, the liner being interposed between the first and second spaces and having a through-hole defined therein extending from the first to the second surface by which incoming flows proceed from the first space and to the second space. At least the first surface is formed to flow condition the incoming flows to resist separating from sidewalls of the through-hole. | 07-29-2010 |
Harry King, Hartsville, SC US
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20090084930 | CONCRETE FORM FOR POURING POLYGONAL COLUMNS - A concrete form for pouring a polygonal column includes a plurality N of plate members arranged to form a polygonal tube having N sides, where N is an integer greater than or equal to three. The form further comprises a reinforcing framework including a plurality of ring assemblies longitudinally spaced along the tube and interconnected by a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal members. Each ring assembly extends circumferentially about the tube and comprises N ring segments each having an inner surface bearing against an outer surface of a respective one of the plate members, and an outer surface formed as a circular arc. The outer surfaces of the N ring segments collectively form a substantially circular outer surface. The form also includes a plurality of clamps respectively encircling the circular outer surfaces of the ring assemblies and being releasably tightened thereabout. | 04-02-2009 |
Jason Alan King, Charleston, SC US
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20140295981 | GOLF COURSE GREENS CUP CHEMICAL PROTECTOR - A golf course greens cup chemical protector can prevent chemical treatments from entering the golf greens cup, preventing staining and corrosion of the cup caused by the chemical treatments that otherwise would get inside the greens cup. When the greens cup chemical protector is placed over the cup prior to application of chemical treatments, the device prevents any spray chemical or granular chemical from entering the golf cup, making the task of cleaning the cup after chemical treatment no longer necessary. The greens cup chemical protector can include a handle for easy removal and placement. A bottom stabilization device can be smaller than the soil area above the cup to prevent the soil area above the cup from being altered or compromised when removing the device. The device can be made of a material resistant to the chemical treatments being applied. | 10-02-2014 |
Jeremy R. King, Woodruff, SC US
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20140264103 | Shaped Diaphragm with Retaining Feature - A valve diaphragm for a pneumatic valve includes a diaphragm body having an annular shape defining an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The diaphragm body includes a conical portion extending radially inward from the outer diameter toward the inner diameter and a curved portion extending between the conical portion and the inner diameter. | 09-18-2014 |
Jeremy R. King, Duncan, SC US
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20080211202 | Stabilizer Link Assembly - A stabilizer link assembly formed by die casting end rings over the ends of a stabilizer link rod. | 09-04-2008 |
Patrick Fraser King, Simpsonville, SC US
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20110285541 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING WEAR IN A SCREENING ARRANGEMENT - A system, method, and apparatus for detecting wear in a screening arrangement is disclosed. The system, method, and apparatus can include a sensor that is configured to provide a notification signal when a surface of a screen panel has worn to a threshold level. The threshold level can be based at least in part on the amount of wear that requires replacement of a screen panel to prevent breakthrough or contamination. The notification signal provided by the sensor can be used to identify which screen panel or region of screen panels has been worn to the threshold level so that the screen panels can be replaced in a timely manner. The sensor may be coupled to a conductor embedded in one of the screen panels that is altered when a screen panel has worn to a threshold level, triggering the sensor to provide the notification signal. | 11-24-2011 |
Peter King, Simpsonville, SC US
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20080229603 | Airfoil shape for a compressor - An erosion gauge for measuring a chord length of an eroded turbine blade in a steam turbine that may include: a jaw that includes a lower jaw that includes a lower jaw surface and an upper jaw that includes an upper jaw surface such that the lower jaw surface and the upper jaw surface oppose each other; a sliding scale that connects the lower jaw to the upper jaw, wherein a first end of the sliding scale is fixed to the lower jaw and a second end of the sliding scale slides through the upper jaw such that the distance between the lower jaw surface and the upper jaw surface may be varied; and an electronic depth gauge that determines the distance between the lower jaw surface and the upper jaw surface. The lower jaw surface may include a valley insert. | 09-25-2008 |
Peter S. King, Simpsonville, SC US
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20110158797 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO COMPRESSOR OPERATION IN TURBINE ENGINES - A compressor of a turbine engine, the compressor including stator blades with shrouds, the shrouds being surrounded, at least in part, by rotating structure and forming a shroud cavity therebetween, the compressor including: a plurality of tangential flow inducers disposed within the shroud cavity; wherein each tangential flow inducer comprises a surface disposed on the rotating structure that is configured such that, when rotated, induces a tangential directional component to and/or increases the velocity of a flow of leakage exiting the shroud cavity. | 06-30-2011 |
Peter Samuel King, Simpsonville, SC US
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20100068048 | STATOR VANE PROFILE OPTIMIZATION - An airfoil for a stator vane having an uncoated profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I is provided. The profile is carried only to three decimal places wherein Z is a distance from a platform on which the airfoil is mounted and X and Y are coordinates defining the profile at each distance Z from the platform. | 03-18-2010 |
Peter Samuel King, Greenville, SC US
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20140079538 | REPLACEABLE SEALS FOR TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THE SAME - An assembly and method are provided for sealing a compressor in a gas turbine engine. The method comprises forming an annular groove in a compressor casing such that the groove extends circumferentially about a rotor that is housed within the casing. The compressor casing is then coupled to the rotor such that the compressor casing extends circumferentially about the rotor. A plurality of arcuate seal segments are then inserted into the annular groove without removing the rotor from the compressor casing such that the plurality of seal segments extend circumferentially about the rotor to facilitate sealing a gap that is defined between the rotor and the compressor casing. | 03-20-2014 |
Steven J. King, Blythewood, SC US
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20110232439 | Spacer grid for positioning of fuel rods - A method of manufacturing an optimized sheet metal ( | 09-29-2011 |
Warren Tan King, Greenville, SC US
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20100170079 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND REMOVING NITRIDE LAYER FORMED ON THE SURFACE OF A STEEL ALLOY - A method of treating a component made of a non magnetic alloy on which a magnetic surface layer has formed includes: (a) engaging a magnet of a calibrated magnet gauge with a surface of the component; (b) disengaging the magnet from the surface of the component and measuring a force required to disengage the magnet; (c) correlating the force with a thickness of the magnetic surface layer; and (d) if the thickness of the surface layer is greater than a predetermined minimum thickness, removing the surface layer. | 07-08-2010 |
20140332175 | COMPOSITE GEOMETRICAL DESIGN FOR A GRAIN STARTER IN A BRIDGMAN INVESTMENT CASTING PROCESS - A grain starter for use in solidification of molten metallic material forming an article having a directional grain structure and a method for solidifying an article having a directional grain structure with a substantial absence of stray grains. The grain starter comprises a grain-starting material that initiates grain growth in the molten metallic material in a preselected crystallographic direction. The grain-starting material has a melting temperature higher than the metallic material forming the article lest the grain starter be modified by contact with the molten material. The grain starter further includes a feature that modifies heat transfer characteristics of the metallic material in contact with it in order to produce an article having grains oriented in the preselected crystallographic orientation and modifies the profile of the advancing solidification front. The article is substantially free of stray grains not oriented in the preselected crystallographic direction. | 11-13-2014 |
Warren Tan King, Mauldin, SC US
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20110255984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING GRAIN BOUNDARIES IN SHROUDED AIRFOILS - A turbine bucket includes an airfoil and a shroud. The shroud includes first and second bearing surfaces, and the first and second bearing surfaces each comprise a single grain structure. A method for forming a turbine bucket includes orienting a mold vertically, wherein the mold includes a first portion that defines a shank, a second portion connected to the first portion that defines an airfoil, and a third portion connected to the second portion that defines a shroud, wherein the third portion includes first and second sides, and wherein the first portion is higher than the second portion and the second portion is higher than the third portion. The method further includes flowing a molten metal into the mold and selectively growing large single grains in at least one of the first or second sides. | 10-20-2011 |
Wesley King, Anderson, SC US
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20140265804 | SNAP OFF CENTER FLIPPER MULLION - A refrigerator assembly includes a mullion assembly movably attached with respect to the refrigerator assembly. The mullion assembly includes a mullion portion defining a mullion recess. The mullion recess receives a biasing device for engaging a follower. A hinge assembly is attached to the mullion portion such that the mullion portion is movable with respect to the hinge assembly between a first position and a second position. The hinge assembly includes a first recess for receiving the follower when the mullion portion is in the first position. The hinge assembly further includes a second recess for receiving the follower when the mullion portion is in the second position. | 09-18-2014 |
Wesley Todd King, Chapin, SC US
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20080294566 | System for Funding an Organization - A system for funding an organization with cash flows derived from the death benefits of life insurance policies initiated within a bankrupt remote, special purpose entity having the same insurable interest as the organization, by paying the premiums of said policies with proceeds from the issuance of an asset-backed security through the securitization of said death benefits, requiring no use of cash value, no transfer of ownership or beneficiary of said life insurance policies, and providing guaranteed cash flows to said organization while keeping the initial insurable interest intact. | 11-27-2008 |