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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd Joseph Fischer, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
David John Grubish, Maplewood, MN (US);
Nick Scott, Norcross, GA (US);
John Matthew Sassatelli, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 9/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 9/14 ;
Abstract
A method of removing a pin from a hole including a) drilling a first hole of a first diameter in the pin a selected fraction of a length dimension of the pin and attempting removal of the pin; b) if the pin cannot be removed, drilling a second hole of a second diameter smaller than the first diameter an extended fraction of the length dimension of the pin; and c) removing the pin.