Patents by Inventor Arthur J. Rhodes

Arthur J. Rhodes 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).

  • Patent number: 4241771
    Abstract: An improved bearing assembly for automatic shaping equipment wherein the bearing assembly includes a split cellar having a rotatable upper portion and a stationary lower portion, the upper portion receives a template thereon and moves in response to movement of the template. Bearings are disposed between the upper and lower portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1980
    Inventors: Arthur J. Rhodes, William J. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 4167962
    Abstract: In combination with automatic shaping equipment, a feed device for feeding material to the equipment is described wherein a feed member is mounted for engagement with means to feed a workpiece to the shaping equipment. A cam follower assembly for cooperating with the feed member is also provided, the cam follower assembly being movable in horizontal and vertical directions independent of the feed member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1979
    Inventors: Arthur J. Rhodes, William J. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 4109554
    Abstract: A feed guide attachment for a band saw blade including a plurality of movable links with at least two rotatable guide rollers attached to at least one of the links engageable with a template wherein the remaining links are interconnected to move in relation to the movement of the link having the rotatable guide rollers thereon and in turn moving the band saw blade in conformance with the contour of the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Inventors: Arthur J. Rhodes, William J. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 4036269
    Abstract: An automatic shaping device of the type including a table with a power-driven shaping tool projecting therefrom and a power-driven workpiece carrying member slidably mounted thereto with template carrying means thereon, the template carrying means being adaptable for engagement with a pre-cutting assembly wherein workpieces being shaped according to a pattern defined by the template is pre-cut by the pre-cutting assembly prior to being shaped to a finished form by the shaping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Inventor: Arthur J. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 3944026
    Abstract: A spindle lubricating device including a housing with at least one lubricating opening therein, a pair of bearings having movable members therein disposed within the housing juxtaposed to a pair of lubricating collars, the lubricating collars having openings therein in communication with the lubricating opening in the housing whereby lubrication of the bearings is accomplished by adding lubricant through the lubricating opening in the housing into the opening in the lubricating collar which is also in communication with the movable members of the bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Inventor: Arthur J. Rhodes