ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,418, issued on May 13, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Moving blade removing device and moving blade removal method" was invented by Tadakazu Sakaguchi (Tokyo) and Riku Uesato (Takasago, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A moving blade removing device includes a pushing-out mechanism and a frame attached to the pushing-out mechanism. The pushing-out mechanism includes a contacting end to contact a moving blade, and a drive mechanism for moving the contacting end. The frame includes a base, a reaction force accepting portion, and a push accepting portion in a second base end portion of the base. The base ...