4,867,006 
Rotating Shaft Mounted Actuating Mechanism 

5,144,862 
Rotating shaft mounted actuating mechanism 

5,188,170 
Rocker connection 

5,207,903 
Filter stand assembly 

5,303,801 
Brake assembly having an adjustable yoke 

5,315,825 
Oil system for constant input speed fluid drive 

5,331,811 
Fluid drive 

5,438,755 
Method of making a monolithic shrouded impeller 

5,505,662 
Quick disconnect 

5,573,374 
Monolithic shrouded impeller 

5,610,500 
Method of converting turbine driven generator into a synchronous condenser 

5,886,505 
Apparatus and method for bringing on line a large synchronous condenser that cannot be started by an across the line start

6,712,516
Bearing spring plate pedestal

6,769,248 
Fluid coupling for mobile equipment

7,171,870
Geared fluid drive with parallel start-up capability

7,237,958
Bearing stiff plate pedestal

Other patents pending

Technical Notes from Dr. Mel

Dr. Melbourne F. Giberson, P.E., Ph.D.

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November 2007 How changes to condenser back pressure and condensate temperature can effect LP Turbine rotor vibrations.

November 2006 Engineering Services and Manufactured Components for a New Co-Gen Facility

March 2005 Solutions for Problematic MHC Full Arc Controls of GE Steam Turbine-Generators

January 2005 TRI Solutions For Common Problems of Extension Shafts, Oil Pumps and Steady Rest Bearings For Westinghouse Large Steam Turbine Generators 

October 2003 Emergency lube oil systems

June 2003 Solutions for over-heating and vibration, two common problems of existing installed Fluid Drives

April 2003   The New Technical Notes by Dr. Mel Giberson 

August 1997     Extension Shaft Vibration and New Variable Speed Drive Technology

April 1997     TRI Solutions for problem machines, high vibration and bearing damage.

November 1996     Bearing Problem Check List

October 1996     TRI Bearings and Shop Services Solve Gearbox Problems

August 1996     Reduced Reliability of the AC Power Grid

July 1996     750 MW Westinghouse Turbine-Generator Improved.

June 1996     The facts about Babbitt bearing, Rotor vibrations of 200 MW GE Turbine-Generator are tamed, Announcing the TRI Home Page.

January 1996     TRI's Improvements Proven to Maximize Reliability of Fluid Drives.

September 1995     More Patents for TRI: Advancements in Design & Manufacture of Impellers from Forgings.

May 1995     Marketing Notice

April 1995     Examples of New Solutions for Old Problems

December 1994     TRI's Mission: Past, Present, Future

November 1994     Bearings designed to Handle Large Vertical Misalignment Conditions

October 1994     A Reality Check for the Rotating Machinery Industry Today

September 1994     Sliding Pressure Operation

August 1994     TRI Recent Patents

July 1994     Does your Rotating Equipment Eat Bearings

June 1994     Steam Turbine Journal Bearings
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