Patents by Inventor Brian Akre

Brian Akre 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).

  • Positionable vacuum clamp system
    Patent number: 6764258
    Abstract: A positionable vacuum clamp system including a vacuum table and one or more positionable vacuum clamps which can be of various shapes to accommodate differently shaped workpieces. The positionable vacuum clamp(s) align to the vacuum table having a recessed grid. Each positionable vacuum clamp includes a base plate and a positionable center plate and attached top plate slidingly secured by a retainer washer to the base plate. Vacuum passages within and about the positionable vacuum clamp communicate between the vacuum table and the upper vacuum mating structure of the top plate to vacuumingly secure a workpiece to the top plate for subsequent machining by external equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Inventor: Brian Akre
  • Cover with a hole for a storage box
    Patent number: D435730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Brian Akre