Patents Examined by Jonathan R Zaworski
  • Patent number: 11130210
    Abstract: A drive plate attachable to a driven shaft of a floor-finishing machine has a central circular recess and a plurality of radially extending pockets having beveled side edges formed in a surface thereof. Located in the pocket is a rectangular stabilizing bar. The abrasive tool includes a plate sized and shaped to fit into the pockets when inserted from the central recess and having a groove formed therein for receiving the stabilizing bar. On the surface of the tool plate opposite the groove are abrasive members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Diamond Productions Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Gallup, Harvey Stark, Pavel Ikonomov
  • Patent number: 11090787
    Abstract: A remote operating tool capable of replacing work units contains: a control unit, a connection assembly, and a work unit. The control unit includes a first plier part, a second plier part, and a fixing shaft. The first plier part has a first grip portion and a limitation extension, the second plier part has a second grip portion and an accommodation extension, and the accommodation extension has an aperture. The connection assembly includes a cable and an accommodation sleeve, the cable has a knob, and the accommodation sleeve has a fitting member, wherein the fitting member has a large-diameter section and a small-diameter section. The limitation extension has a first cutout, and the accommodation extension has a second cutout. The control unit further includes a stopper, wherein the defining member is a shell and includes a first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Pi-Liang Wu
  • Patent number: 11090769
    Abstract: A pipe clamping apparatus of a pipe processing machine includes first and second slide rails on inner and outer end surfaces of the clamping apparatus, a turntable with slot openings, first and second rotating rings with a gear rack, plural linkage modules and plural clamping components. A rod of the pneumatic cylinder is fixed to the inner end surface; the pneumatic cylinder has a rack engaged with the gear rack and is fixed to a block having an oblique slot and a rail slot; and the clamping component has a claw, a slider passing through the slot opening and oblique slot, and a rail slot. Air drives the pneumatic cylinder to move, while the rack is driving the first or second rotating rings to move the opposite pneumatic cylinder in an opposite direction, and the slider slides in the oblique slot to drive the claw to clamp the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CHIAO SHENG MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sheng Tsung Wang
  • Patent number: 11084146
    Abstract: The system includes a forward clamping assembly, steady rests and compression assembly upon which the fuselage of a rocket is secured. The forward clamping assembly secures the forward fuselage of the rocket and the steady rests secure the middle fuselage of the rocket. The compression assembly includes a fluted nozzle rotator which engages the flutes of the nozzle of the rocket. Rotation of the nozzle rotator results in torque being applied to the joint connecting the rocket nozzle with the motor casing of the rocket so as to allow insertion or removal of an Ortman key that secures the motor casing and nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: John Michael Bush, Christina Blankenship
  • Patent number: 10896822
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus includes a table that holds a workpiece, and a grinding unit including a grinding wheel mounted to a spindle. The grinding wheel has a grindstone formed by binding abrasive grains with a bonding agent. In addition, the grinding apparatus further includes: a grinding water supply unit that supplies grinding water to at least the grindstone; a light applying unit that is disposed adjacent to the table and that applies light to a grinding surface of the grindstone grinding the workpiece held by the table; and a light applying unit moving section by which the light applying unit can be positioned at a first position on a rotational trajectory of the grinding wheel in the case where the grinding wheel has a first diameter and a second position on a rotational trajectory of the grinding wheel in the case where the grinding wheel has a second diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Takenouchi, Takayuki Gawazawa