Patents by Inventor Clifford R. Amsbury

Clifford R. Amsbury 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).

  • Foundry machinery
    Patent number: 4474224
    Abstract: A machine for inserting a core supporting pin into a wax pattern includes a wax pattern support and a pin holder holding a continuous length of pin material means being provided to automatically cut off the pin to length and for displacing the pin holder such that the pre-heated pin may be inserted into the wax pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Limited
    Inventors: Gordon J. S. Higginbotham, Clifford R. Amsbury, Graham C. Starkey
  • Means for indicating the profile of a workpiece
    Patent number: 4164694
    Abstract: Apparatus for indicating the profile of a workpiece comprises a probe driven in mutually perpendicular axes to follow the workpiece profile, and means provided to display the movements of the probe as an indication of the workpiece profile. A control system associated with the probe and its driving means ensures that the probe is driven at an optimum rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1979
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Limited
    Inventors: Clifford R. Amsbury, Eric Warren
  • Displacement gauge
    Patent number: 4130941
    Abstract: A displacement gauge comprising a body having a probe mounted in such a manner as to be capable of movement in three mutually perpendicular directions relative to the body. Three independent displacement indicating transducers associated with the probe provide signals which are indicative of its position relative to the body. The signals are subsequently processed and transmitted to a remote radio receiver which is adapted to display the outputs of the transducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1978
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Limited
    Inventor: Clifford R. Amsbury