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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Applicant:
Frank Ortega, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Frank Ortega, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/00 (2006.01); B23B 47/00 (2006.01); B23K 11/30 (2006.01); B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23H 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical discharge machining (EDM) tool and method for removing tack welds on a component in a reactor pressure vessel are disclosed. The tool may include a motor, a housing which engages the component having tack welds, an electrode, positioned in the housing, a first plate, and a second plate attached to the electrode. The second plate actuates to align the electrode to the tack weld, and the electrode is discharged to remove the tack welds from the component.