Patents by Inventor Laxmi P. Musumur

Laxmi P. Musumur 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).

  • Robotic deflashing of plastics with cutter guidance
    Patent number: 6086294
    Abstract: An integral cutting tool (10) for trimming a flash portion (12) from a peripheral edge (14) of a blow-molded plastic part (16). The cutting tool (10) has a main section (18) which has a circular cross-section. The cutting tool (10) also has a cutting tip (20) with a distal end (22) and cutting edges (24). Between the main section (18) and the cutting tip (20) is an intermediate contoured section (26) which has a smooth surface. The cutting edges (24) on the cutting tip (20) extend from the end (22) of the cutting tip (20) up to the smooth contoured section (26). The contoured section (26) engages the shape of the part (16) to position the cutting tip (20) relative to the part (16) during the cutting of the flash (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: FANUC Robotics North America Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Danchine, Laxmi P. Musumur