Patents by Inventor Charles Neff

Charles Neff 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).

  • Publication number: 20210308831
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for making a grinding wheel with abrasive surfaces located on an outer diameter of the grinding wheel to provide grinding characteristics of both coarse and fine abrasive textures. The method includes forming on the grinding wheel a coarse abrasive portion located proximate to a first axial end of the outer diameter, a fine abrasive portion located proximate to a second axial end of the outer diameter and a transition band formed at an interface between the abrasive surfaces. The transition band has an abrasive coating with a gradual change in texture from a coarse surface to a fine surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Charles NEFF
  • Publication number: 20210187701
    Abstract: An abrasive tool includes a tool base having a supporting surface and a generally cylindrical abrasive surface layer disposed on the supporting surface. The abrasive surface removes material from a work-piece outer surface by contact therewith and by relative movement along a defined working path. The abrasive tool comprises a first axially extending circumferential portion featuring an abrasive coating selected to produce a final finish on the work piece, and a second trailing portion that tapers radially inwardly to accommodate post-grind radial expansion of the work piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Charles Neff
  • Patent number: 11040430
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to abrasives surfaces located on an outer diameter of a grinding wheel to provide grinding characteristics of both coarse and fine abrasive textures. The grinding wheel has a coarse abrasive portion located at one disclosure uses a transition band formed at an interface between the abrasive surfaces, that has an abrasive coating with a gradual change in texture from a coarse surface to a fine surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventor: Charles Neff
  • Publication number: 20210012255
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for rendering a graphical user interface. The described technique includes determining a risk score for an entity in an organization and a consequence score associated with the compliance subject. The risk score indicates a likelihood of misconduct associated with a compliance subject by an employee within the entity. A graphical user interface having a risk plot region is generated. The risk plot region has at least one graphical indicator associated with the compliance subject and rendered in a location within the risk plot region based on the risk score and corresponding consequence score. The graphical indicator displays a frequency count of compliance subjects having the associated risk score and corresponding consequence score, and is selectable to display a list of the compliance subjects included in that frequency count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Mitchell T. THOMPSON, Charles NEFF
  • Publication number: 20190019120
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring status of compliance subjects using a graphical user interface. The described technique includes determining a risk score for an entity in an organization and a consequence score associated with the compliance subject. The risk score indicates a likelihood of misconduct associated with a compliance subject by an employee within the entity. A graphical user interface having a risk plot region is generated. The risk plot region has at least one graphical indicator associated with the compliance subject and rendered in a location within the risk plot region based on the risk score and corresponding consequence score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Mitchell T. THOMPSON, Charles NEFF
  • Publication number: 20170246727
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to abrasives surfaces located on an outer diameter of a grinding wheel to provide grinding characteristics of both coarse and fine abrasive textures. The grinding wheel has a coarse abrasive portion located at one disclosure uses a transition band formed at an interface between the abrasive surfaces, that has an abrasive coating with a gradual change in texture from a coarse surface to a fine surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Charles NEFF
  • Patent number: 8142196
    Abstract: Creating and executing real-time psychological experiments with sub-millisecond time precision uses a Hierarchical Experiment Spreadsheet (HES) providing a hierarchical data structure and interface. The user adds/modifies experiment levels in a spreadsheet multilevel table representation. New objects and properties are added while maintaining the hierarchical structure of the experiment and prohibiting user corruption of the experiments hierarchical structure. A Time Event Queue Manager (TEQM) provides precision timing using event pre-release synchronization, compensating for timing errors produced by the personal computer operating system and enabling sub-millisecond time precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Psychology Software Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony P. Zuccolotto, Leroy Kevin Basler, Christopher Charles Neff, Walter Schneider
  • Publication number: 20060194524
    Abstract: An improved method of manufacturing automotive accessory drive belts or other workpieces of pliant material which have a grooved operative face, a tool having an abrasive ramp configuration for performing said improved method and a method of manufacturing said tool with the abrasive ramp configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventor: Charles Neff
  • Patent number: 6083631
    Abstract: A product and a process for producing a matrix and a tool for use in abrasive or cutting applications including a base tool structure which may be armed with a plurality of triangular or conically shaped structures 24B consisting of abrasive particles 32 bonded together in a braze metal 38. The structures 24B may be prepared in a manner which provides a selectable rake angle. Rake angles including negative 46, neutral 46' and positive 46" may be produced. The process is accomplished by diffusing magnetizable abrasive particles on a release mechanism which has been placed on a reusable fixture 10 consisting of a plurality of balls 16 secured to a magnetized surface 14. The particles 32 stack to form structures 24 which are then encapsulated in a braze paste 26. The axis of the structures 24 is aligned with the applied magnetic field. The cones are symmetrical if the magnetic field emanates perpendicularly from the magnetized surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventor: Charles Neff
  • Patent number: 5336279
    Abstract: A product and a process for producing a matrix and a tool for use in abrasive or cutting applications including a base tool structure which may be armed with a plurality of triangular or conically shaped structures 24B consisting of abrasive particles 32 bonded together in a braze metal 38. The structures 24B may be prepared in a manner which provides a selectable rake angle. Rake angles including negative 46, neutral 46' and positive 46" may be produced. The process is accomplished by diffusing magnetizable abrasive particles on a release mechanism which has been placed on a reusable fixture 10 consisting of a plurality of balls 16 secured to a magnetized surface 14. The particles 32 stack to form structures 24 which are then encapsulated in a braze paste 26. The axis of the structures 24 is aligned with the applied magnetic field. The cones are symmetrical if the magnetic field emanates perpendicularly from the magnetized surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Inventor: Charles Neff
  • Patent number: 5181939
    Abstract: A product and a process for producing a matrix and a tool for use in abrasive or cutting applications including a base tool structure which may be armed with a plurality of triangular or conically shaped structures 24B consisting of abrasive particles 32 bonded together in a braze metal 38. The structures 24B may be prepared in a manner which provides a selectable rake angle. Rake angles including negative 46, neutral 46' and positive 46" may be produced. The process is accomplished by diffusing magnetizable abrasive particles on a release mechanism which has been placed on a reusable fixture 10 consisting of a plurality of balls 16 secured to a magnetized surface 14. The particles 32 stack to form structures 24 which are then encapsulated in a braze paste 26. The axis of the structures 24 is aligned with the applied magnetic field. The cones are symmetrical if the magnetic field emanates perpendicularly from the magnetized surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Inventor: Charles Neff