Larry W Betcher, Age 661900 Michigan Dr, Waterford, MN 55057

6357097, Mar 19, 2002

May 24, 2000

09/577871

James M. Lundgreen - Owatonna MN
Larry W. Betcher - Northfield MN
Dennis D. Hanson - Medford MN

SPX Corporation - Muskegon MI

B23P 1904

29263

A hub puller device to simplify the removal of the hub from the wheel bearing on front wheel drive cars when maintenance is required. In the preferred embodiment, the device includes a U-shaped frame, a forcing screw, traveling nut and a pushing piece. A maintenance technician installs the forcing screw to extend through the open cylindrical section of the hub and mounts the pushing piece and the traveling nut on the forcing screw adjacent the cylindrical section. Next, the technician installs the frame to wrap around the spindle housing such that one member abuts the front surface of the spindle housing. The other frame member braces the receiving end of the forcing screw and prevents linear movement of the forcing screw. With the setup completed, the maintenance technician rotates the forcing screw and prevents rotation of the traveling nut. The rotational motion of the forcing screw is translated to linear movement of the traveling nut, which pushes against the pushing piece to eject the cylindrical portion of the hub from the wheel bearing.

6719305, Apr 13, 2004

Aug 17, 1999

09/375713

James M. Lundgreen - Owatonna MN
Larry W. Betcher - Northfield MN

SPX Corporation - Charlotte NC

B62B 108

280 4712, 280 47131, 280 4733

The mobile stand is generally L-shaped in side elevation, having a horizontally extending base and an upright mast adjacent the rear of the base. The base is somewhat H-shaped in top plan, having a pair of widespread, parallel, horizontal legs that extend slightly rearwardly beyond the mast, and a crossbar that rigidly interconnects the legs adjacent their rear ends. The mast is fixed to the crossbar midway between the two legs. Four rubber stabilizer feet project downwardly from the base at its four corners to space the base a short distance above the floor. Transport wheels at the rear ends of the legs project downwardly from the base but do not engage the floor when all four of the feet are touching the floor, thus rendering the wheels ineffective at such time. When the stand is tilted back about the rear set of feet, the wheels are brought down into supporting engagement with the floor, such that further tilting back of the stand results in completely raising the feet off the floor and placing the entire load on the transport wheels so as to adapt the stand for transport to a new location.

8402627, Mar 26, 2013

Jun 4, 2010

12/794373

Larry Betcher - Northfield MN, US
Jacob Hanson - Owatonna MN, US
Jose Barrios - Owatonna MN, US
Robert Jensen - Clarks Grove MN, US

Service Solutions U.S. LLC - Warren MI

B23P 19/04

294261, 254100

A puller tool and method for pulling a component from another component are provided. The puller tool can include a cross bar, a pair of puller legs that are movable along the length of the cross bar and a forcing screw. The puller legs can be quickly positioned anywhere along the length of the cross bar through a quick release mechanism. The cross bar can include notches on its outer surface to ensure that the puller legs are equidistant from each other during use.

8464411, Jun 18, 2013

Dec 8, 2009

12/633241

Larry Betcher - Northfield MN, US
Jacob Hanson - Owatonna MN, US
Jose Barrios - Owatonna MN, US
Robert Jensen - Clarks Grove MN, US

Services Solutions U.S. LLC - Warren MI

B66F 3/36
B23P 19/04

29259, 254100

A puller tool and method for pulling a component from another component are provided. The puller tool can include a cross bar, a pair of puller legs that are movable along the length of the cross bar and a forcing screw. The puller legs can be quickly positioned anywhere along the length of the cross bar through a quick release mechanism. The cross bar can include notches on its outer surface to ensure that the puller legs are equidistant from each other during use.

8533940, Sep 17, 2013

Feb 24, 2011

13/034429

Michael Kawell - Elko MN, US
Dirk C. Skogerboe - Faribault MN, US
Larry Betcher - Northfield MN, US

Service Solutions U.S. LLC - Warren MI

B23P 19/00

29751, 29753, 29758, 7240913, 7240914

A crimping tool having an angled crimping portion and a method to use the crimping tool are provided. The angled crimping portion can be angled relative to the crimping tool handle or pivoting portion. The angled crimping portion can also be replaceable with various angled crimping portion having various angles. The angled crimping portion is also adjustable at different angles as needed by the user.

2012002, Feb 2, 2012

Jul 29, 2010

12/846136

Larry Betcher - Northfield MN, US
Stanley Norland - Blooming Prairie MN, US

SPX Corporation - Charlotte NC

B05B 17/00
B05B 7/00

239 8, 239332

A visible vapor generator is provided. The visible vapor generator may include: a pump having an inlet and an outlet; and a passage configured to provide a fluid to an impeller associated with the pump in addition to lubricating fluid and working fluid provided to the pump; wherein the action of the impeller atomizes both at least some of both the lubricating fluid and the fluid provided to the impeller and expels the atomized fluid through the outlet. A method of generating a vapor may also be provided. The method may include; modifying a pump to have a passage to conduct fluid to an impeller associated with the pump in addition to the lubricating fluid and working fluid.

2013019, Aug 8, 2013

Feb 8, 2012

13/369020

Michael WHITE - Montgomery City MO, US
Robert JENSEN - Clarks Grove MN, US
Larry BETCHER - Northfield MN, US

SPX Corporation - Charlotte NC

B60C 25/04

157 13

A tire spoon may be provided. The tire spoon may include: a bar; and a spoon portion at one end of the bar, the spoon portion having two outer side edges and a middle portion located between the two outer side edges, and at a given cross section of the spoon portion, the middle portion cross sectional thickness is greater than a cross sectional thickness of the two outer side edges. A method of forming a tire spoon is provided. The method may include: providing a spoon portion on an end of a bar; and forming the spoon portion to have middle section that has a thicker cross section than either side portion of the spoon portion.

2013021, Aug 22, 2013

Feb 20, 2012

13/400450

Robert JENSEN - Clarks Grove MN, US
Robert Kochie - Dodge Center MN, US
Michael White - Montgomery City MO, US
Larry Betcher - Northfield MN, US

B60C 25/20
B23P 11/00
B25D 1/00

157 5, 81463, 29434

A slide hammer may be provided. The slide hammer may include: a body defining a through hole and a first attaching surface; an auxiliary weight having a second attaching surface configured to attach to the body at the first attaching surface, the auxiliary weight having a through hole located to align with the through hole in the body when the auxiliary weight is attached to the body; and a shaft located in the through holes in the body and auxiliary weight. A method of constructing a slide hammer is provided.