Patents by Inventor Allen W. Poponick

Allen W. Poponick has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mechanical-activated ID grooving tool
    Patent number: 8561509
    Abstract: A mechanical-activated inner diameter (ID) grooving tool includes a shank, a body, a stopper, an insert cartridge, a bushing and an end cap. The shank includes a tapered piston having an extension surface and a retraction surface. The insert cartridge includes a tapered piston pocket having a piston-engaging face and a piston-retracting face. Axial movement of the tapered piston in a first direction causes the extension surface of the tapered piston into contact with the piston-engaging face of the insert cartridge, thereby causing the insert cartridge to move in a radially outward direction. Axial movement of the tapered piston in a second, opposite direction causes the retraction surface of the tapered piston into contact with the piston-retracting face of the insert cartridge, thereby causing the insert cartridge to move in a radially inward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Anne Craig, Anthony Paul Sones, Michael Anthony Weisel, Allen W. Poponick